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
Census
Breland in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 444 people with the first name Breland, which placed it at #22,416 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
#22,416
National first-name rank
People counted
444
444 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
54.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Breland
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Breland is Black at 54.5%. The next largest groups are White (35.4%) and Two or More Races (4.7%). 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 Breland 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 Breland at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American54.5% · 242
- White35.4% · 157
- Two or more races4.7% · 21
- Hispanic or Latino4.5% · 20
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
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)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Breland on both sides of the split. Of the 446 people counted with this name, 319 were male (71.5%) and 127 were female (28.5%).
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.
How common was Breland in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 444 people with the name Breland, or 0.15 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #22,416 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 Breland 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 Breland?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Breland on both sides of the split. Of the 446 people counted with this name, 319 were male (71.5%) and 127 were female (28.5%). 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 Breland?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Breland is Black at 54.5%. The next largest groups are White (35.4%) and Two or More Races (4.7%). 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 Breland most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Breland in the 2020 Census, accounting for 54.5% (242 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 Breland in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Breland still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Breland 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 Breland 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 Breland?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.