Breck
Breck was the 3000th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 1247th; the most babies were born in 2016 (86). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,068 places. More babies were named Breck in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,000 boys, down 1,201 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41boys
- Girls and boys
- 9% girls, 91% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201686 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,092babies recorded
Breck popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #3,000 | — | 41 |
| 2020 | #11,267 | #1,799 | 8 | 83 |
| 2010 | #10,559 | #1,927 | 10 | 73 |
| 2000 | #6,534 | #3,931 | 16 | 20 |
| 1990 | #6,919 | #2,967 | 12 | 21 |
| 1980 | #6,848 | #3,444 | 9 | 12 |
| 1970 | #8,107 | #1,440 | 5 | 34 |
| 1960 | — | #1,321 | — | 36 |
| 1950 | — | #2,793 | — | 8 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Breck, counting every spelling?
Breck is the most common spelling of a name family that had 41 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 41 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breck | 41 | #3,000 | 319 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Breck?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Breck (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Breck born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Breck.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Breck?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Breck are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 9 and 46. That makes Breck mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Breck by state
How common Breck was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (4.9×), Colorado (4.4×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Breck: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Breck, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Breck
How popular is the name Breck?
Breck was the 3000th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 1247th; the most babies were born in 2016 (86). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,068 places. More babies were named Breck in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Breck a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 9% girls, 91% boys given the name Breck in the US.
Where is Breck most popular?
In 2021–2025, Breck was most common in Minnesota (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by Colorado and Oklahoma.