Breyer
The Story of Breyer
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Breyer as a girl name dates back to 2014, when 7 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Breyer — #10,243 in the national rankings. About 55% of every Breyer on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Breyer last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 42 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Breyer first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 19 births, good for #5,038 nationwide. About 42% of every Breyer on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Breyer ranks #5,038 for boys with 19 births, rising sharply (+67% over the past five years). All told, over 234 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Breyer
Breyer is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 234 births in the dataset. Breyer's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #5,038. Use the chart and map above to compare Breyer'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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