How Many People Are Named Bredan?
An estimated 20 people in the United States have the first name Bredan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Bredan peaked in popularity in 1988 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bredan 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 Bredan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Bredan is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
20
About 1 in 17,137,717 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1988
5 births
Total Registered
20
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bredan
Bredan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 20 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bredan as a male name
Ranked #12,609 in 2007
5 male births in 2007
Peak: 1988 (5 births)
Bredan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bredan span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 10 babies were registered. Bredan remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Bredan by Decade
How has Bredan 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.
Bredan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bredan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bredan
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Bredan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bredan?
We estimate approximately 20 people named Bredan 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 17,137,717 Americans share this first name.
Is Bredan a common name?
Bredan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 39.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bredan most popular?
Bredan reached peak popularity in 1988, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bredan is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bredan a male name?
Bredan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bredan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bredan Smith, Bredan Johnson, Bredan 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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