Breslin
The Story of Breslin
As a girl name
Breslin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2008, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2015: 20 births, good for #6,236 nationwide. About 68% of every Breslin on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Breslin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 164 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Breslin as a boy name dates back to 2006, when 5 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 20 newborns named Breslin — #4,701 in the national rankings. About 75% of every Breslin on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Breslin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 151 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Breslin
Breslin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 164 births in the dataset. Breslin's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #6,236. Use the chart and map above to compare Breslin'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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