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Breandan

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What official birth registration shows about Breandan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in Northern Ireland · 1997–2011

Northern Ireland · Boys rank from 1997 to 2011, ranging from #199 to #387.19971998199920102011#199#387
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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Northern Ireland · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1997#271
1998#240
1999#199
2010#387
2011#375

VerifiedSource: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names.Confidence: high.

See all Northern Ireland names · Source: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names

What the data shows

FallingNorthern Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 8 of the 18 years from 1978 to 1995.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1978–2011 · NISRA. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1978

    First recorded at #255 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1997–2011

    Highest recorded position: #199 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1997–2011).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2011

    Most recently recorded at #375 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2011.

    Northern Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1978 to 2011. Highest recorded position: #199 in Northern Ireland in 1999.

Breandan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2011Northern Irelandmale#3753HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#3873HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandmale#1997HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandmale#2404HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandmale#2713HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandmale#3343HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandmale#2994HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#3373HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandmale#3033HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#3303HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandmale#2924HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#3213HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#2555HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Breandan is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Breandan, between 1978 and 2011, in 13 of those 34 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1978Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: highest position in 199919782011
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1978–19958#255 in 1978
Northern Ireland1997–20115#199 in 1999

Its high point came 21 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1978) than in Northern Ireland (1999).

No registrar recorded it for 10 years after 1999; it appears again in 2010.

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What is known about Breandan

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1978–2011.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1978 to 2011. Highest recorded position: #199 in Northern Ireland in 1999. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.