Boy · #12,323 in 2026

Brelan

Brelan is a famous French vying game with rapidly escalating bets from the seventeenth to nineteenth century, and hence also a name for a card player, gambler or the name of the place where the game was played. The game is quite similar to the game of Bouillotte, but it is not played anymore.

Current Rank
#12,323
Peak Rank
#8,802 (2010)
Total Babies
78
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1991
First Year
2022
Last Year
2010
Peak Year
#8802
Peak Rank
78
Total Count
13
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Brelan

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Brelan is a famous French vying game with rapidly escalating bets from the seventeenth to nineteenth century, and hence also a name for a card player, gambler or the name of the place where the game was played. The game is quite similar to the game of Bouillotte, but it is not played anymore.

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Origin & history
In Old French, a brelan , berlan or berlenc (from High German: bretling = "board, table") was a table on which people played dice. The game of Brelan, even breland , for the name and the rules varied over time, appeared as early as an edict of Lille , France , of 1458, however Depaulis says that "contrary to popular belief, [Brelan] only had the meaning of a card game in the 17th century". In Crébillon's 1763 novel "Le Hasard du coin du feu", the game of "Brelan" takes centre stage. It is often considered as sharing roots with a Renaissance game of Primero and Primo visto . The game of Trescha

The Story of Brelan

Brelan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1991, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 8 Brelans were born — ranking #8,802 that year. As of 2026, Brelan ranks #12,323 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 78 Brelans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Brelan

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Frequently Asked Questions about Brelan

What does the name Brelan mean?
Brelan is a famous French vying game with rapidly escalating bets from the seventeenth to nineteenth century, and hence also a name for a card player, gambler or the name of the place where the game was played. The game is quite similar to the game of Bouillotte, but it is not played anymore.
How popular is Brelan in 2026?
In 2026, Brelan ranks #12,323 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Brelan most popular?
Brelan reached its peak popularity in 2010, ranking #8,802 that year with 8 babies given the name.
Is Brelan a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Brelan is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.
What names go well with Brelan?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Brelan include Oneill, Jeromiah, Cavell. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Brelan

Brelan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 78 births in the dataset. Brelan's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #8,802. Use the chart and map above to compare Brelan'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.