Brecken is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Brecken means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Brecken across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Brecken has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Brecken is a boy name of Irish (Gaelic) origin meaning “freckled, little”. A surname from the Gaelic name Breac, used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,929 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Brecken per year, United States (1976 to 2025). United States peaked in 2017 (375/yr).
Brecken is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2017, when it ranked #1,412 nationally (given to 375 babies that year).
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