Breccan comes from the Irish tradition, meaning Freckled, speckled.
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How popular is Breccan?
2014peak year
The name Breccan reached its peak in 2014, with 48 registrations (ranked #2547). It had only entered records 10 years earlier, in 2004. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #4690) today, averaging about 27 new babies per year. Breccan has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 366 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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