Is Brekken a boy or girl name?

Brekken is a boy’s name. Of the 507 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.3% were girls and 95.7% were boys.

Brekken

Recorded 2001–2025 · United States

Brekken was most popular in 2016, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,493 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 507 people named Brekken.

Brekken over time

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

Is Brekken a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brekken is a boy’s name — 4.3% of the 507 Americans given it were girls and 95.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% 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 Brekken

Where Brekken is most concentrated

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

Minnesota 43.4×

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