Brecca
Breca was a Bronding who, according to the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf, was Beowulf's childhood friend. Breca defeated Beowulf in what, by consensus, is described as a swimming match.
Meaning & Origin of Brecca
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Breca was a Bronding who, according to the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf, was Beowulf's childhood friend. Breca defeated Beowulf in what, by consensus, is described as a swimming match.
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The Story of Brecca
American parents first put Brecca on the record books as a baby girl name in 1974, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1974, when 5 Breccas were born — ranking #8,775 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 83% of all recorded Breccas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1999 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 30 Breccas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Brecca
Brecca is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 30 births in the dataset. Brecca's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #8,775. Use the chart and map above to compare Brecca's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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