Is Breck a boy or girl name?

Breck is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,092 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 14.4% were girls and 85.6% were boys.

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Breck

Recorded 1945–2025 · United States

Breck was most popular in 2016, when 93 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,725 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,410, with 41 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,092 people named Breck.

Breck over time

Births per year. The dot marks Breck’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Breck a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Breck is mostly a boy’s name — 14.4% of the 3,092 Americans given it were girls and 85.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 8% girls and 92% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Breck

Where Breck is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org