Breland
Of English origin, meaning "broad land" or "expansive territory".
Name Census estimates that about 506 living Americans carry the first name Breland. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 84.0% of registrations being male. The average person named Breland today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Breland births was 2021 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Breland. 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.
People living today
506
~ 1 in 677,380 Americans
Peak year
2021
28 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,021
Tracked since 1922
Gender
Gender distribution for Breland
Breland leans heavily male at 84.0% of total registrations, but 83 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Breland as a male name
- Ranked #10,021 in 2024
- 7 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2020 (25 births)
Breland as a female name
- Ranked #13,717 in 2024
- 6 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2017 (8 births)
Popularity
Breland: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Breland from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 140 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Breland remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Breland 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 Breland during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Brelands live
Origin
Meaning and history of Breland
Breland is a given name with roots tracing back to the ancient Germanic languages. Its origins can be found in the Old English words "bræ" meaning "dweller" and "land" referring to an area or region. The name was commonly used during the Anglo-Saxon period in England, particularly between the 5th and 11th centuries AD.
The earliest recorded instance of the name Breland can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. It mentions a landowner named Breland who held estates in the county of Essex.
One of the earliest notable figures with the name Breland was Sir Breland de Briouze, a Norman knight who fought alongside William the Conqueror during the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. He was granted lands in Shropshire and served as a trusted advisor to the king.
In the 12th century, a Cistercian monk named Breland of Biddlesden gained recognition for his scholarly works on theology and philosophy. He was born in Buckinghamshire, England, around 1120 and spent most of his life at the Biddlesden Abbey, where he served as the abbot.
During the 13th century, Breland de Vaux was a prominent English nobleman and military commander. He participated in the Seventh Crusade and fought alongside King Louis IX of France in the Holy Land. Breland de Vaux was also a signatory to the Magna Carta in 1215.
In the 15th century, Breland Woodville was an English noblewoman and a member of the influential Woodville family. She was the sister of Elizabeth Woodville, who became the Queen of England after marrying King Edward IV in 1464. Breland Woodville served as a lady-in-waiting to the queen.
Throughout its history, the name Breland has maintained a strong association with the English nobility and landowners. While it has fallen out of widespread use in modern times, it remains a unique and distinctive name with deep roots in the Anglo-Saxon and Norman heritage of England.
People
Breland + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Breland 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
Breland: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Breland?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 506 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Breland 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 677,380 US residents.
Is Breland a common name?
We classify Breland as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 520 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Breland most popular?
The single biggest year for Breland was 2021, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Breland is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Breland a male name?
Yes, 84.0% of people registered as Breland 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.
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.