Brecken

Meaning: Not established
Origin: Uncertain — Possibly from the surname Brecken, a first name since 1990, used first in Utah and then across the Midwest

Boy's name · #1252 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Brecken reached #712 in 2017 and has eased to #1252 since. About 5,000 boys have carried it since 1990.

In recent years, Brecken ran about 10× its national rate in Nebraska.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#2,439 in Canada (2024).

Similar names: Titan · Brycen · Jaxen · Graysen · Coen · Kolten

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