How Many People Are Named Breck?
An estimated 2,883 people in the United States have the first name Breck. It is used for both genders, with 85.4% male. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Breck peaked in popularity in 2016 with 93 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Breck as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Breck paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,883
About 1 in 118,888 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
85.4% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2016
93 births
Total Registered
3,051
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Breck
Breck is predominantly male (85.4%), though 444 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Breck as a male name
Ranked #2,669 in 2024
49 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (86 births)
Breck as a female name
Ranked #10,383 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (16 births)
Breck: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Breck span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 788 babies were registered. While Breck is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Breck by Decade
How has Breck tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Breck by State
Birth registrations for Breck span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Colorado, Minnesota. The lowest are in Tennessee, Nebraska, Mississippi. On average, about 33 Brecks were registered per state.
Breck + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Breck as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Breck
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Breck: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Breck?
We estimate approximately 2,883 people named Breck are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 118,888 Americans share this first name.
Is Breck a common name?
Breck is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,051 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Breck most popular?
Breck reached peak popularity in 2016, when 93 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Breck is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Breck a male name?
Breck is predominantly male. 85.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Breck Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Breck Smith, Breck Johnson, Breck Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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