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 #1106

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Name B

Brendan

Boy name · Rank #1010

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Metric Brewer Brendan
Current Rank #1106 #1010
Total Births (all years) 1,080 91,612
Peak Year 2024 1999
Peak Year Births 193 3,994
Peak Decade 2020ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Brewer Brendan
1910ss 15 85
1920ss 16 165
1930ss 10 289
1940ss — 444
1950ss — 984
1960ss — 3,437
1970ss — 6,931
1980ss — 14,601
1990ss 13 28,511
2000ss 101 25,836
2010ss 366 8,907
2020ss 559 1,422

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brewer Brendan
2014 33 922
2015 31 825
2016 31 688
2017 41 560
2018 38 490
2019 56 422
2020 77 343
2021 79 327
2022 103 269
2023 107 262
2024 193 221

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, 1913–2024.

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