Breton
A boys’ name of Old French origin, meaning from Brittany; Breton person.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Breton by the numbers
Breton was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 19 babies in 1988, making it a 1980s name.
Other names that come from Brittany
Like Breton, each of these traces back to Brittany: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Brittanyfrom brittany; the britons400 in the US (2017)
- Brettfrom Brittany328 in the US (2017)
- Britneyfrom Britain; a form of Brittany137 in the US (2017)
- Britanyfrom Britain; variant spelling of Brittany21 in the US (2017)
- Britannyfrom brittany; a form of Brittany12 in the US (2017)
- Brittanifrom britain; a form of Brittany8 in the US (2017)
- Brittanyafrom brittany, the region; a form of Brittany5 in the US (2017)
- Brittlynfrom brittany, the region; a form of Brittany5 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Breton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Brentonsettlement of the Britons or on a steep hill155 in the US (2017)
- Brytonfrom the settlement of the Britons64 in the US (2017)
- Breonnoble or high; a form of Brian50 in the US (2017)
- Brettonbritons' settlement or dweller at a breton farm12 in the US (2017)
- Britona native of Britain6 in the US (2017)
- Brexton80 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Breton
Names that are said the same way as Breton, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Breyton5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Breton
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