Names / Boy names
Brendan
Current rank
#1,098
and easing
All-time peak
#96
in 1999
First recorded
1912
in U.S. data
Children named
92,100
since 1912
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #96 in 1999 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A boys' name, Brendan enters U.S. records in 1912. It peaked in 1999 at #96. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Over 92,100 have carried it since records began.