Breton is a rare variant of Britton that peaked in 1988 and has since faded.
Breton is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,320 for boy births in the United States (and #25,411 across all names), given to 5 babies. Breton was first reported in SSA data in 1959 and peaked in 1988 (19 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #12,320 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #9,100 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | #9,870 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | #9,719 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #12,423 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #10,974 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #10,975 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #10,944 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | #8,131 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | #8,913 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #9,850 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #9,911 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #6,516 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #7,708 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #8,780 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #8,572 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #9,410 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #9,227 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | #6,602 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #9,811 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #8,257 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #7,229 |
| 1995 | 12 | — | #4,828 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | #5,495 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | #4,734 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #5,278 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #6,595 |
| 1990 | 12 | — | #4,442 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #5,212 |
| 1988 | 19 | — | #2,868 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | #3,549 |
| 1986 | 16 | — | #3,018 |
| 1985 | 13 | — | #3,427 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | #3,290 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #4,171 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #3,995 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | #4,189 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #4,994 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #5,437 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #5,907 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #5,947 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #3,989 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #4,234 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #3,744 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,500 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #4,295 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #3,995 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #3,725 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | #3,017 |
| 1966 | 10 | — | #2,642 |
| 1963 | 11 | — | #2,551 |
| 1962 | 8 | — | #3,069 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | #3,390 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #4,096 |
| 1959 | 8 | — | #3,061 |