Brecken
Brecken is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Brecken
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brecken is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Brecken
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Brecken as a girl name dates back to 1976, when 6 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 38 newborns named Brecken — #4,013 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Breckens. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,050 among girl names with 15 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 890 Breckens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Brecken on the record books as a boy name in 1990, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 343 Breckens were born — ranking #712 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 54% of all recorded Breckens. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,211 among boy names with 168 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 5K Breckens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Brecken
Brecken is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Brecken's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #712. Use the chart and map above to compare Brecken'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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