How Many People Are Named Breton?
An estimated 429 people in the United States have the first name Breton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Breton peaked in popularity in 1988 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Breton 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 Breton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
429
About 1 in 798,961 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1988
19 births
Total Registered
451
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Breton
Breton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 451 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Breton as a male name
Ranked #9,092 in 2022
8 male births in 2022
Peak: 1988 (19 births)
Breton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Breton span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 118 babies were registered. Breton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Breton by Decade
How has Breton 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.
Breton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Breton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Breton
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Breton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Breton?
We estimate approximately 429 people named Breton 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 798,961 Americans share this first name.
Is Breton a common name?
Breton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 451 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Breton most popular?
Breton reached peak popularity in 1988, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Breton is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Breton a male name?
Breton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Breton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Breton Smith, Breton Johnson, Breton 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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