Is Brecken a boy or girl name?
Brecken is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 18 girls and 187 boys were named Brecken, so 8.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 15% of the 5,734 US babies named Brecken were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,128
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,413
- Babies named Brecken since 1976
- 5,734
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 375 babies
Boys and girls named Brecken, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 74 | 100% |
| 1990s | 74 | 109 | 59.6% |
| 2000s | 818 | 254 | 23.7% |
| 2010s | 2,805 | 286 | 9.3% |
| 2020s | 1,179 | 129 | 9.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 187 | #1,128 | 18 | #6,413 |
| 2023 | 208 | #1,047 | 21 | #5,784 |
| 2022 | 249 | #928 | 30 | #4,603 |
| 2021 | 244 | #927 | 23 | #5,420 |
| 2020 | 291 | #796 | 37 | #3,846 |
| 2019 | 292 | #791 | 15 | #7,421 |
| 2018 | 322 | #740 | 19 | #6,293 |
| 2017 | 343 | #712 | 32 | #4,409 |
| 2016 | 332 | #735 | 31 | #4,546 |
| 2015 | 335 | #730 | 25 | #5,318 |
| 2014 | 304 | #769 | 33 | #4,370 |
| 2013 | 239 | #878 | 34 | #4,260 |
| 2012 | 244 | #863 | 34 | #4,310 |
| 2011 | 204 | #967 | 33 | #4,373 |
| 2010 | 190 | #1,019 | 30 | #4,757 |
| 2009 | 193 | #1,015 | 38 | #4,029 |
| 2008 | 121 | #1,399 | 32 | #4,666 |
| 2007 | 108 | #1,479 | 31 | #4,703 |
| 2006 | 86 | #1,655 | 21 | #6,165 |
| 2005 | 75 | #1,756 | 17 | #6,874 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,077 | 29 | #4,616 |
| 2003 | 53 | #2,105 | 30 | #4,326 |
| 2002 | 59 | #1,895 | 21 | #5,481 |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,689 | 16 | #6,667 |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,872 | 19 | #5,738 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,372 | 12 | #7,793 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,439 | 13 | #7,166 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,698 | 14 | #6,538 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,579 | 14 | #6,446 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,582 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,893 | 13 | #6,731 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,816 | 9 | #8,814 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,939 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,682 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,893 | 11 | #7,363 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,798 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,767 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,503 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,660 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,066 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,251 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,857 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,675 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,861 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,268 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brecken reached #712 in 2017. As a girl name, it reached #3,846 in 2020. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Brecken
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.