How Many People Are Named Brendan?
people named Brendan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,899 people in the US has this name
Based on 92,141 babies named Brendan in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
4,005 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Brendanus, the Latinized form of the Irish name Bréanainn which was derived from a Welsh word meaning "prince". Saint Brendan was a 6th-century Irish abbot who, according to legend, crossed the Atlantic and reached North America with 17 other monks.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Brendan in English. Counting Brendan and these spellings together, about 132,084 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Brendan (99.6%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Brendan alive today is about 29 years old, and 57% are under 30. Half of them were between 21 and 37 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Brendan first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 1999, to 4,005 babies. In 2025, 195 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Brendan never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #96, in 1999, and it was in the top 100 for 2 years, 1998 to 1999. In 2025 it ranked #1,098.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,098 |
| Best rank | #96 (1999) |
| Years in the top 100 | 2 (1998 to 1999) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #123 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Brendan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Brendan were born in New York than in any other state: about 10,481 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Brendan was given 4.1 times as often in Massachusetts, 2.9 times in Connecticut and 2.5 times in Rhode Island.
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