boy's name
Breandan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Births on record 216
Northern Ireland
#395
2011 births
Breandan is a boy's name. In 2016 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2006, when 13 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1978.
Breandan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2016, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 13 |
| 1990s | 42 |
| 2000s | 70 |
| 2010s (to 2016) | 34 |
How popular is Breandan?
In 2016, Breandan was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Breandan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Breandan is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Breandán | Breandán is a rare spelling of Breandan, written with a fada and recorded 4 times, mostly in Ireland. | 4 |
Names that peaked alongside Breandan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Breandan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Breandan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Breandan in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Breandán
Sibling names for Breandan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Breandan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Breandan
How popular is the name Breandan?
In 2016, Breandan was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Breandan a girl's or a boy's name?
Breandan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Breandan most popular?
Breandan peaked in 2006, when 13 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.