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Brecken
OriginVariation of Breccan; Irish
Meaning"freckled, speckled"
About Brecken
The Irish Brecken is traditionally masculine, but has potential to cross over to the girls' side as Riley, Kennedy, Reagan, and many others have before.
Pronounced BREK-uhn.
As of October 2026, Brecken ranked #4188 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3846 in 2020.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,370 | 33 | 18.5 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,546 | 31 | 17.5 |
| 2017 | #4,409 | 32 | 18.5 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #3,846 | 37 | 22.9 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,603 | 30 | 18.3 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,188 | 34 | 21.2 |
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