Recorded 1983–2017 Boys' name Peak 2003 711 births

Brendin — boys' name

711 babies named Brendin in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s471990s2362000s3342010s94
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Brendin was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

45 babies were named Brendin in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brendin

The Social Security Administration has registered 711 babies named Brendin between 1983 and 2017, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brendin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brendin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 334 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brendin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Brendin in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brendin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 711 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brendin at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

711

Since 1983

35 years of records

Peak year

2003

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1983

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2017

Brendin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1983

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2003)
45
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
01020304050 20172012200720021997199219871983 7

Brendin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
334 births that decade — 47% of Brendin's all-time total
1980s471990s2362000s3342010s94

Brendin by state

Where Brendin concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Brendin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
13 1.8%
#2 Pennsylvania
11 1.5%
#3 Ohio
10 1.4%
#4 California
7 1.0%
#5 Indiana
5 0.7%
#6 Texas
5 0.7%
Michigan share of Brendin's total US births 1.8%
Even split

13 of 711 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brendin?
711 babies have been named Brendin since 1983. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2003 with 45 births.
When was Brendin most popular?
Brendin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 334 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Brendin most popular?
The top states for the name Brendin are Michigan (13 births), Pennsylvania (11 births), Ohio (10 births).
How long has the name Brendin been used?
Brendin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 35 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Brendin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brett, Brent, Brendan, Brennan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.