Given name & surname
Breen
“from the fairy place”
Breen is used as a given name and a surname. One Irish interpretation is “from the fairy place.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Irish interpretation is “from the fairy place.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Breen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1979. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 163 as a first name in 2020; 12,537 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Breen’s family of names
Breen has a related form in Breena. Breen has a related form in Brean. Breen has a related form in Breane.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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