Breck
The Story of Breck
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Breck as a girl name dates back to 1970, when 5 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Breck — #6,487 in the national rankings. About 26% of every Breck on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Breck last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 444 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Breck as a boy name dates back to 1945, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 86 newborns named Breck — #1,774 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Breck on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Breck ranks #2,623 for boys with 50 births, falling sharply (-21%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Breck
Breck is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1945 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Breck's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #1,242. Use the chart and map above to compare Breck'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.