Given name & surname
Breslin
“descendant of Breisleán”
Breslin is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Breslin goes back to Irish Ó Breisláin, meaning “descendant of Breisleán.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Breslin as a surname developed from Breasal.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Breslin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 325
- 156 boys · 169 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #12,319 for boys · #15,336 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −52%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,336 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 35.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 2015. It also appeared in 5 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 315 as a first name in 2020; 4,203 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.
Breslin’s family of names
In English usage, Breslin as a surname developed from Breasal. In Greek usage, Breslin as a surname is a transliteration of Μπρέσλιν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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