Breyer
Mostly boys · BRY-er · Germanic
Breyer is a name of Germanic origin, meaning “brewer”. In 2025 it ranked 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Breyer mean?
Germanic: German surname, a form of Breuer 'brewer'
“brewer”
A German occupational surname for a brewer, related to Brauer and Breuer.
- Say it
- BRY-er
Is Breyer a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Breyer has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls and 13 boys in the US.
How popular is Breyer in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 77% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Breyer, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994. 10 girls were also named Breyer in 2025 (9,454th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Breyer in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 915 boys in the US were given Breyer or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #371, up from #6,442 for this spelling alone.
Breyer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
Names like Breyer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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