Breckan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BREK-en
- Origin
- Modern
Breckan is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Breckan come from?
Modern: spelling of Brecken; modern coinage, perhaps from a surname
Meaning borrowed from Brecken. More on Wiktionary.
Is Breckan a girl's or a boy's name?
Breckan is a boys' name.
How popular is Breckan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Breckan in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Breckan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
Names like Breckan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Finnegan Brayden Declan Braylen Ronan Keegan Finn Rayden Aiden Deacon Raiden
Names related to Breckan
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Breckan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/breckan, updated 20 October 2026.