Fun Facts About the Name Breyer
- 262 babies named Breyer: U.S. records list 262 babies given the name Breyer from 1880 through 2025. Even 52 girls received the name Breyer - about 1 girl for every 4 boys.
What Does the Name Breyer Mean?
Breyer is a German surname meaning "brewer," used in English as a given name by transfer from the family name. It is a variant of Breuer, from Middle High German briuwer, an occupational term for a person who brewed beer; the related verb briuwen means "to brew." The spelling Breyer belongs with the same brewer-name group as Breuer and Breier, not to a separate root.
The meaning is literal and occupational, not symbolic. Its use as a first name does not add a second etymology: the given name is simply the surname taken into the first-name position.
Breyer Name History & Origins
The surname developed in German-speaking Europe from the occupational term for a brewer. It became hereditary, so a brewer's descendants could carry the name even when they no longer followed the trade. Breuer is the more common spelling; Breyer and Breier are variant forms, and the -ey- spelling is found among German speakers and immigrants to North America.
As a first name, Breyer is a transferred surname rather than an inherited Germanic personal name. English speakers have used it in the first-name position by taking the family name as a given name. The American jurist Stephen Breyer bears Breyer as a surname, which is the name's usual role.
How Popular is the Name Breyer?
Breyer 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 2024. Its best rank was #5,252 in 2024.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,561 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #12,348 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #12,428 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #10,399 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #14,085 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #14,820 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #13,311 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,510 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #5,252 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #5,971 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #7,839 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #7,157 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,854 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #9,896 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #7,189 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #7,168 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #6,410 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #8,860 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #8,888 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #8,915 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #8,980 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #12,540 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #9,111 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #10,290 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #11,597 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #7,736 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #9,414 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #8,258 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #8,077 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #7,921 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #8,957 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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