Brewer vs Brendan

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

Name A

Brewer

Boy name · Rank #1109

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Name B

Brendan

Boy name · Rank #1010

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Metric Brewer Brendan
Current Rank #1109 #1010
Total Births (all years) 1,390 91,816
Peak Year 2025 1999
Peak Year Births 310 3,995
Peak Decade 2020s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Brewer Brendan
1910s 15 85
1920s 16 165
1930s 10 289
1940s - 444
1950s - 984
1960s - 3,437
1970s - 6,930
1980s - 14,598
1990s 13 28,521
2000s 101 25,836
2010s 366 8,908
2020s 869 1,619

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brewer Brendan
2014 33 922
2015 31 826
2016 31 688
2017 41 560
2018 38 490
2019 56 422
2020 77 344
2021 79 327
2022 103 269
2023 107 262
2024 193 222
2025 310 195

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, 1913–2025.

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