Unisex name · since 1956
Bren
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 562 babies named Bren, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,358 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,860 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 562
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bren is the #9860 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 562 recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Bren recorded 562 times among boys since 1956, holding rank #9860 nationally today, ahead of 29% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #7,358 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,860 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 562 born since 1956
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bren ranks #7,358 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,860 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 562 born since 1956, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,358 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,860 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 562
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bren's 562 recorded births place it above 83.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Bren compares
562 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bren's all-time total is 52% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bren | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 562 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bren splits its recorded history at 1993: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bren popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Bren popularity over time - girls
174 total births recorded since 1980 (Bren as girls' name)
Bren by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (116 births, 21% of the file).
2000s was Bren's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Bren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s
1960s
53 births
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s
1980s
103 births
- 1990s
1990s
81 births
- 2000s
2000s
116 births
- 2010s
2010s
93 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 116 births (21% of all-time use).
How Bren compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bren's total volume
Bren by state
Where Bren concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 1.2% |
7 of 562 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bren's data
- Bren's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (116 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Brens (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~69 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1956–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bren draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.