Given name & surname
Brek
“a freckled girl”·“one who has freckles”
Brek is a variant of Breck. Interpretations include “a freckled girl” (Irish) and “one who has freckles”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brek is a variant of Breck. Interpretations include “a freckled girl” (Irish) and “one who has freckles”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brek is a variant of Breck. An origin associated with Breck is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brek through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 395
- 395 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −57%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 21 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 403 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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