Boys' name · since 2003
Breyson
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 253 babies named Breyson, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,583 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,372 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 253
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
253 babies have been named Breyson since 2003, making it today's #9372 boys' name.
Breyson has 253 recorded births among boys since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9372 as of the latest data, more common than 33% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #11,583 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,372 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 253 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breyson ranks #11,583 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,372 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 253 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,583 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,372 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 253
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Breyson's 253 recorded births place it above 74.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Breyson compares
253 42nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Breyson's all-time total is 31% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Breyson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 253 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Breyson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Breyson's full recorded timeline at 2015, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Breyson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Breyson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (162 births, 64% of the file).
2010s was Breyson's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Breyson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
162 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 162 births (64% of all-time use).
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- Breyson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (162 total births) through the 2020s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Breyson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2003–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Breyson draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.