Fun Facts About the Name Breck
- More than 3 thousand babies named Breck: U.S. records list 3,092 babies given the name Breck from 1880 through 2025. Even 444 girls received the name Breck - about 1 girl for every 6 boys.
What Does the Name Breck Mean?
Breck is an English name meaning "hillside" or "slope." It comes from the northern Middle English word breck, which had that sense and was borrowed from Old Norse brekka, meaning "slope" or "hill." The given name is a transferred use of the surname Breck, a topographic surname for someone who lived on or near a hillside.
Breck Name History & Origins
The word behind Breck belongs to the Scandinavian layer of northern English vocabulary. Norse settlers introduced brekka into areas such as Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Scottish islands, where it named slopes and hills. From that word came the Middle English breck, which appears in northern place names and in surnames formed from them. As a hereditary surname, Breck identified a person by where he lived - by a hill or slope - rather than by occupation or father's name.
The given name Breck is a transferred use of that surname. It is used in English-speaking countries, and its history as a first name is the history of the surname rather than a separate origin in another language.
How Popular is the Name Breck?
Breck has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2016. Its best rank was #1,247 in 1962.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #10,383 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #12,363 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #12,458 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #10,422 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #11,262 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #14,112 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #16,094 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #13,121 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #16,893 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #13,305 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #16,988 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #12,407 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #10,555 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #17,759 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #12,773 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #10,948 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #10,721 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #7,201 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #7,894 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #9,787 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #7,102 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #7,804 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #6,534 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #7,306 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #7,610 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #8,435 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #6,771 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #7,581 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #10,713 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #8,137 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #6,919 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #8,852 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #6,318 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #7,429 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #7,832 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #5,714 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1984 | #7,479 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #5,856 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #5,964 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #6,860 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #6,848 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #10,373 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #6,442 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #5,933 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1974 | #6,316 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #7,362 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #7,474 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #8,108 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,000 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 2024 | #2,669 | 49 | 0.0029% |
| 2023 | #1,928 | 81 | 0.0047% |
| 2022 | #2,170 | 67 | 0.0038% |
| 2021 | #1,886 | 81 | 0.0046% |
| 2020 | #1,799 | 83 | 0.0048% |
| 2019 | #2,004 | 73 | 0.0041% |
| 2018 | #2,189 | 63 | 0.0035% |
| 2017 | #1,844 | 80 | 0.0043% |
| 2016 | #1,774 | 86 | 0.0045% |
| 2015 | #1,932 | 75 | 0.0039% |
| 2014 | #1,858 | 79 | 0.0041% |
| 2013 | #1,969 | 70 | 0.0037% |
| 2012 | #2,050 | 67 | 0.0035% |
| 2011 | #1,988 | 69 | 0.0036% |
| 2010 | #1,927 | 73 | 0.0038% |
| 2009 | #2,455 | 52 | 0.0026% |
| 2008 | #2,592 | 48 | 0.0024% |
| 2007 | #2,537 | 49 | 0.0024% |
| 2006 | #2,621 | 45 | 0.0022% |
| 2005 | #3,025 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 2004 | #2,849 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 2003 | #3,202 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2002 | #2,761 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2001 | #4,143 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #3,932 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1999 | #4,371 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #6,381 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #4,081 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #4,202 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1995 | #3,718 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #3,609 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #3,380 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1992 | #3,236 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #2,412 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1990 | #2,967 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1989 | #2,918 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1988 | #2,695 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1987 | #2,061 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1986 | #2,791 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #2,177 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1984 | #2,241 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1983 | #4,168 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #3,310 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #2,424 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1980 | #3,444 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #2,591 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1978 | #2,807 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1977 | #2,280 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1976 | #3,289 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1975 | #2,550 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1974 | #2,817 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #1,614 | 29 | 0.0019% |
| 1972 | #1,682 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 1971 | #1,748 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1970 | #1,440 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1969 | #1,399 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1968 | #1,615 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1967 | #1,291 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1966 | #1,453 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1965 | #1,518 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1964 | #1,619 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1963 | #1,255 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 1962 | #1,247 | 39 | 0.0019% |
| 1961 | #1,410 | 32 | 0.0015% |
| 1960 | #1,321 | 36 | 0.0017% |
| 1959 | #1,304 | 36 | 0.0017% |
| 1958 | #1,449 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1957 | #1,491 | 28 | 0.0013% |
| 1956 | #1,452 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1955 | #2,227 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #1,897 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1953 | #1,597 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1952 | #1,943 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1951 | #1,686 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1950 | #2,793 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #3,056 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #2,805 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #3,414 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #3,212 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #3,386 | 5 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Breck Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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