Bretten vs Brendan

Side-by-side comparison of Bretten and Brendan — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Bretten

Boy name

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Name B

Brendan

Boy name · Rank #1010

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Metric Bretten Brendan
Current Rank Unranked #1010
Total Births (all years) 21 91,612
Peak Year 2004 1999
Peak Year Births 6 3,994
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1991 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Bretten Brendan
1910ss — 85
1920ss — 165
1930ss — 289
1940ss — 444
1950ss — 984
1960ss — 3,437
1970ss — 6,931
1980ss — 14,601
1990ss 5 28,511
2000ss 16 25,836
2010ss — 8,907
2020ss — 1,422

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bretten Brendan
2014 — 922
2015 — 825
2016 — 688
2017 — 560
2018 — 490
2019 — 422
2020 — 343
2021 — 327
2022 — 269
2023 — 262
2024 — 221

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1991–2007.

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