Brevan comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Short, noble hill..
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How popular is Brevan?
2001peak year
Today, Brevan is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11416), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2001, 20 babies were given the name (ranked #3985 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Brevan has been declining in recent years. In all, around 228 babies have been registered as Brevan since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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