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.
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
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.
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.
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.