Brecken is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2017 and has grown less common since.
Brecken is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,252 among boys (159) and #4,188 among girls (34) — overall #2,271 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 193 | 193 | #4,188 | #1,252 |
| 2024 | 207 | 207 | #6,444 | #1,126 |
| 2023 | 229 | 229 | #5,789 | #1,048 |
| 2022 | 279 | 279 | #4,605 | #928 |
| 2021 | 267 | 267 | #5,425 | #928 |
| 2020 | 328 | 328 | #3,848 | #796 |
| 2019 | 307 | 307 | #7,423 | #791 |
| 2018 | 341 | 341 | #6,294 | #741 |
| 2017 | 375 | 375 | #4,410 | #712 |
| 2016 | 363 | 363 | #4,547 | #735 |
| 2015 | 360 | 360 | #5,318 | #730 |
| 2014 | 337 | 337 | #4,370 | #769 |
| 2013 | 273 | 273 | #4,260 | #878 |
| 2012 | 278 | 278 | #4,310 | #863 |
| 2011 | 237 | 237 | #4,374 | #967 |
| 2010 | 220 | 220 | #4,759 | #1,019 |
| 2009 | 231 | 231 | #4,029 | #1,015 |
| 2008 | 153 | 153 | #4,667 | #1,399 |
| 2007 | 139 | 139 | #4,703 | #1,479 |
| 2006 | 107 | 107 | #6,165 | #1,655 |
| 2005 | 92 | 92 | #6,874 | #1,756 |
| 2004 | 86 | 86 | #4,616 | #2,077 |
| 2003 | 83 | 83 | #4,326 | #2,106 |
| 2002 | 80 | 80 | #5,481 | #1,895 |
| 2001 | 51 | 51 | #6,668 | #2,689 |
| 2000 | 50 | 50 | #5,739 | #2,872 |
| 1999 | 28 | 28 | #7,793 | #4,372 |
| 1998 | 28 | 28 | #7,166 | #4,440 |
| 1997 | 24 | — | #6,538 | #5,698 |
| 1996 | 24 | — | #6,446 | #5,579 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | #7,583 | — |
| 1994 | 19 | — | #6,730 | #7,893 |
| 1993 | 18 | — | #8,813 | #5,816 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #11,939 | — |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #11,682 | — |
| 1990 | 19 | — | #7,364 | #5,893 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #9,798 | — |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #7,767 | — |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #11,504 | — |
| 1986 | 10 | — | #6,660 | — |
| 1985 | 11 | — | #6,066 | — |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #8,251 | — |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #5,857 | — |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #10,676 | — |
| 1981 | 9 | — | #6,861 | — |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #8,267 | — |