Breydon
A name of English origin derived from a place name.
Name Census estimates that about 586 living Americans carry the first name Breydon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Breydon today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Breydon births was 2005 (43 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Breydon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Breydon with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
586
~ 1 in 584,905 Americans
Peak year
2005
43 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2021 SSA rank
#10,985
Tracked since 1996
Census
Breydon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 518 people with the first name Breydon, which placed it at #20,076 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#20,076
National first-name rank
People counted
518
518 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
73.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Breydon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Breydon is White at 73.0%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (9.5%) and Black (6.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Breydon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Breydon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White73.0% · 378
- Two or more races9.5% · 49
- Black or African American6.9% · 36
- Hispanic or Latino5.4% · 28
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.1% · 16
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 11
Popularity
Breydon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Breydon from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 313 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Breydon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Breydon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Breydons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Indiana, Pennsylvania, Texas recorded the most babies named Breydon, while California, Texas, Pennsylvania recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 12 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Breydon
The name Breydon is an English variant of the Old English name Brayden, which is derived from the Old English words "bræd" meaning "broad" and "dun" meaning "hill" or "down." It is believed to have originated in the Anglo-Saxon era, around the 5th to 11th centuries AD, in the regions of present-day England.
While the name Breydon does not appear to have any direct references in ancient texts or religious scriptures, its roots can be traced back to the Old English language, which was spoken by the Anglo-Saxons who inhabited the British Isles during the early medieval period.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Breydon can be found in the Domesday Book, a manuscript record of the Great Survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. In this document, the name is spelled as "Breydun" and is associated with landholdings in various parts of England.
Throughout history, there have been a few notable individuals who bore the name Breydon. One such person was Breydon Somervile (1490-1553), an English Protestant reformer and theologian who played a significant role in the English Reformation during the reign of King Henry VIII.
Another notable figure was Sir Breydon Gorges (1569-1629), an English soldier and colonist who served as the governor of the Somers Isles (now Bermuda) in the early 17th century. He was instrumental in establishing the first permanent English settlement in the region.
In the 18th century, Breydon Oldfield (1719-1804) was a prominent English naturalist and author who wrote several works on natural history and gardening, including "The Botanical Cabinet" and "The Beauties of Nature Delineated."
During the 19th century, Breydon Crittenden (1825-1891) was an American educator and author who served as the principal of several schools in New York City. He wrote several textbooks and educational works, including "A Treatise on Book-Keeping" and "The Crittenden Commercial Arithmetic."
In more recent times, Breydon Chance (1901-1972) was an English painter and printmaker known for his landscape and nature-themed works. He was a member of the Royal Academy of Arts and is considered a notable figure in the British art world of the 20th century.
People
Breydon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Breydon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Breydon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Breydon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 586 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Breydon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 584,905 US residents.
Is Breydon a common name?
We classify Breydon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 593 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Breydon most popular?
The single biggest year for Breydon was 2005, when 43 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Breydon is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Breydon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 518 people with the name Breydon, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,076 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Breydon in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Breydon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Breydon appears almost entirely male. Of the 527 people counted with this name, 99.8% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Breydon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Breydon is White at 73.0%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (9.5%) and Black (6.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Breydon most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Breydon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.0% (378 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Breydon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Breydon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Breydon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Breydon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Breydon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Breydon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Breydon?
See how many people have the name Breydon on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.