Boys' name · since 1995

Breyton

Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 196 babies named Breyton, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#13,086 of 45,481
all-time among boys
196
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade

Breyton is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 196 have been recorded since 1995.

Breyton has 196 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2021.

  • #13,086 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 196 born since 1995
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breyton ranks #13,086 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 196 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.

#13,086 of 45,481
all-time among boys
196
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Breyton's 196 recorded births place it above 71.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Breyton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Breyton's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Breyton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2004)
14
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
46810121416 19952000200320062009201220152021 5

Breyton by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (105 births, 54% of the file).

2000s was Breyton's strongest decade.

105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Breyton births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 105 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Breyton? ▼
196 babies have been named Breyton since 1995. All-time, it sits at #13,086 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2004 with 14 births.
Where does Breyton sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breyton ranks #13,086 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Breyton most popular? ▼
Breyton was most popular in the 2000s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Breyton been used? ▼
Breyton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 27 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Breyton? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brett, Brent, Brendan, Brennan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Breyton's data

  • Breyton's decade-level peak was the 2000s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Breyton

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Breyton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1995–2021 (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 Breyton 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.