Breydon vs Brendan

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

Name A

Breydon

Boy name

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Name B

Brendan

Boy name · Rank #1010

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Metric Breydon Brendan
Current Rank Unranked #1010
Total Births (all years) 593 91,612
Peak Year 2005 1999
Peak Year Births 43 3,994
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1996 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Breydon Brendan
1910ss — 85
1920ss — 165
1930ss — 289
1940ss — 444
1950ss — 984
1960ss — 3,437
1970ss — 6,931
1980ss — 14,601
1990ss 59 28,511
2000ss 313 25,836
2010ss 209 8,907
2020ss 12 1,422

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Breydon Brendan
2014 19 922
2015 14 825
2016 17 688
2017 19 560
2018 9 490
2019 10 422
2020 6 343
2021 6 327
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, 1996–2021.

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