Brecken
Brecken was the 1252nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 159 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 712th with 343 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 522 places. More babies were named Brecken in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,252 boys, down 456 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 159boys
- Girls and boys
- 11% girls, 89% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017343 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,929babies recorded
Brecken popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,188 | #1,252 | 34 | 159 |
| 2020 | #3,848 | #796 | 37 | 291 |
| 2010 | #4,759 | #1,019 | 30 | 190 |
| 2000 | #5,739 | #2,872 | 19 | 31 |
| 1990 | #7,364 | #5,893 | 11 | 8 |
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How popular is Brecken, counting every spelling?
Brecken is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,045 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,252 for Brecken on its own. Together these spellings went to 194 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brecken | 159 | #1,252 | 1,049 |
| Brekken | 9 | #8,359 | 82 |
| Breckin | 16 | #5,647 | 80 |
| Breckon | 10 | #7,756 | 37 |
| Breccan | — | — | 35 |
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 Brecken?
159 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brecken (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Brecken 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 53 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brecken.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brecken?
About 5,000 people born in the US named Brecken are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 15. That makes Brecken a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Brecken by state
How common Brecken was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Nebraska (12.9×), South Dakota (8.8×), Iowa (8.4×), Minnesota (6.0×), Wisconsin (5.2×). In 25 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 Brecken: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brecken, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Brecken
How popular is the name Brecken?
Brecken was the 1252nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 159 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 712th with 343 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 522 places. More babies were named Brecken in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Brecken a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 11% girls, 89% boys given the name Brecken in the US.
Where is Brecken most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brecken was most common in Nebraska (1.56 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Dakota and Iowa.