Brewster vs Brendan

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

Name A

Brewster

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Name B

Brendan

Boy name · Rank #1010

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Metric Brewster Brendan
Current Rank Unranked #1010
Total Births (all years) 355 91,816
Peak Year 1922 1999
Peak Year Births 13 3,995
Peak Decade 1920s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Brewster Brendan
1910s 53 85
1920s 83 165
1930s 35 289
1940s 53 444
1950s 28 984
1960s 29 3,437
1970s 6 6,930
1980s 24 14,598
1990s 11 28,521
2000s 18 25,836
2010s 10 8,908
2020s 5 1,619

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brewster Brendan
2014 - 922
2015 - 826
2016 - 688
2017 - 560
2018 5 490
2019 - 422
2020 5 344
2021 - 327
2022 - 269
2023 - 262
2024 - 222
2025 - 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, 1913–2020.

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