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 91,612
Peak Year 1922 1999
Peak Year Births 13 3,994
Peak Decade 1920ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Brewster Brendan
1910ss 53 85
1920ss 83 165
1930ss 35 289
1940ss 53 444
1950ss 28 984
1960ss 29 3,437
1970ss 6 6,931
1980ss 24 14,601
1990ss 11 28,511
2000ss 18 25,836
2010ss 10 8,907
2020ss 5 1,422

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brewster Brendan
2014 — 922
2015 — 825
2016 — 688
2017 — 560
2018 5 490
2019 — 422
2020 5 343
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, 1913–2020.

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