Brecken Boy
How popular is Brecken?
#1,252 boy name in 2025
159 baby boys were named Brecken in the US in 2025, making it the 1252nd most popular boy name. Another 34 girls got the name (#4,171 for girls).
Brecken popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,252 for boys (▼ 126 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 159 boys, 34 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-53% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #730 in 2015, #796 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (343 boys) |
| Highest rank | #712 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1990 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 91% boys, 9% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Brecken counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Brecken family of names ranked #1,011 for boys in 2025 (#954 the year before), with 194 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brecken | 159 | 82% |
| Breckin | 16 | 8% |
| Brekken | 9 | 5% |
| Breckon | 10 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Brecken is most popular
Babies named Brecken per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Nebraska: 1.6 per 1,000 (68 boys)
- South Dakota: 1.1 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- Iowa: 1.0 per 1,000 (70 boys)
- Wyoming: 0.9 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Minnesota: 0.7 per 1,000 (89 boys)
Brecken by decade
Boy names about as popular as Brecken
Questions
- Is Brecken a boy or girl name?
- Brecken is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 91% of babies named Brecken were boys.
- How popular is the name Brecken?
- 159 baby boys were named Brecken in the US in 2025, making it the 1252nd most popular boy name. Another 34 girls got the name (#4,171 for girls).
- When was Brecken most popular?
- Brecken peaked in 2017, when 343 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #712 in 2017.
- How many people are named Brecken?
- 5,929 babies have been named Brecken in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,883 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Brecken most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Brecken was most common in Nebraska, at 1.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.