boy's name

Breccan

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 375

Breccan is a boy's name. In 2023 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2014, when 48 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2004.

Breccan over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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Births named Breccan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 22
2010s 284
2020s (to 2023) 60

How popular is Breccan?

In 2023, Breccan was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Breccan is used

Canada #2,481 6 in 2016
England & Wales #5,292 3 in 2016
United States #8,990 8 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Breccan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Breccan also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Breccan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Breccan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Breccan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Breccan

How popular is the name Breccan?

In 2023, Breccan was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Breccan a girl's or a boy's name?

Breccan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Breccan most popular?

Breccan peaked in 2014, when 48 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.