Breckin
Breckin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Ian Breckin, former English footballer John Breckin, former English footballer Kian Breckin, English footballer Mike Breckin, former British fencer Sian Breckin, British actress
Meaning & Origin of Breckin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Breckin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Ian Breckin, former English footballer John Breckin, former English footballer Kian Breckin, English footballer Mike Breckin, former British fencer Sian Breckin, British actress
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The Story of Breckin
As a girl name
Breckin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1993, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 15 Breckins were born — ranking #7,391 that year. As of 2026, Breckin ranks #15,292 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 162 Breckins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Breckin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1993, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 89 Breckins were born — ranking #1,697 that year. As of 2026, Breckin ranks #7,492 for boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-62%). In total, more than 1K Breckins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Breckin
Breckin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Breckin's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #1,609. Use the chart and map above to compare Breckin'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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