How Many People Are Named Breon?
An estimated 2,658 people in the United States have the first name Breon. It is used for both genders, with 89.4% male. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Breon peaked in popularity in 1994 with 119 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Breon 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 Breon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,658
About 1 in 128,952 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
89.4% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1994
119 births
Total Registered
2,725
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Breon
Breon is predominantly male (89.4%), though 290 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Breon as a male name
Ranked #4,323 in 2024
24 male births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (107 births)
Breon as a female name
Ranked #17,007 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1992 (20 births)
Breon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Breon span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 950 babies were registered. Breon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Breon by Decade
How has Breon 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.
Breon by State
Birth registrations for Breon span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Virginia, Illinois. The lowest are in Missouri, Louisiana, New York. On average, about 54 Breons were registered per state.
Breon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Breon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Breon
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Breon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Breon?
We estimate approximately 2,658 people named Breon 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 128,952 Americans share this first name.
Is Breon a common name?
Breon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,725 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Breon most popular?
Breon reached peak popularity in 1994, when 119 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Breon is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Breon a male name?
Breon is predominantly male. 89.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Breon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Breon Smith, Breon Johnson, Breon 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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