Brendan Boy
How popular is Brendan?
#1,097 boy name in 2025
195 baby boys were named Brendan in the US in 2025, making it the 1097th most popular boy name.
Brendan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,097 for boys (▼ 88 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 195 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-76% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #387 in 2015, #722 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1999 (3,995 boys) |
| Highest rank | #96 in 1999 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Brendan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Brendan family of names ranked #792 for boys in 2025 (#716 the year before), with 293 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Brendan is most popular
Babies named Brendan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Massachusetts: 0.5 per 1,000 (70 boys)
- Connecticut: 0.4 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.3 per 1,000 (64 boys)
- Illinois: 0.3 per 1,000 (78 boys)
- New York: 0.3 per 1,000 (129 boys)
Brendan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 85 | #1,745 |
| 1920s | 165 | #1,695 |
| 1930s | 289 | #989 |
| 1940s | 444 | #897 |
| 1950s | 984 | #585 |
| 1960s | 3,437 | #339 |
| 1970s | 6,930 | #230 |
| 1980s | 14,598 | #145 |
| 1990s | 28,521 | #96 |
| 2000s | 25,836 | #101 |
| 2010s | 8,908 | #231 |
| 2020s | 1,619 | #722 |
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Questions
- Is Brendan a boy or girl name?
- Brendan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Brendan were boys.
- How popular is the name Brendan?
- 195 baby boys were named Brendan in the US in 2025, making it the 1097th most popular boy name.
- When was Brendan most popular?
- Brendan peaked in 1999, when 3,995 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #96 in 1999.
- How many people are named Brendan?
- 92,141 babies have been named Brendan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 87,898 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
- Where is Brendan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Brendan was most common in Massachusetts, at 0.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.