How Many People Are Named Brek?
An estimated 382 people in the United States have the first name Brek. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Brek peaked in popularity in 2013 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brek 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 Brek paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
382
About 1 in 897,263 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2013
21 births
Total Registered
395
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brek
Brek is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 395 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Brek as a male name
Ranked #12,570 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (21 births)
Brek: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brek span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 141 babies were registered. Brek has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brek by Decade
How has Brek 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.
Brek by State
Brek + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brek as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brek
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brek: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brek?
We estimate approximately 382 people named Brek 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 897,263 Americans share this first name.
Is Brek a common name?
Brek is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 395 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brek most popular?
Brek reached peak popularity in 2013, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brek is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brek a male name?
Brek is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brek Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brek Smith, Brek Johnson, Brek 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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