Boys' name · since 1927
Brendon
Since 1927, U.S. Social Security records show 20,081 babies named Brendon, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #839 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,685 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,081
- born since 1927
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brendon is the #2685 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 20,081 recorded since 1927.
Brendon has 20,081 recorded births among boys since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2685 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2025.
- #839 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,685 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 20,081 born since 1927
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brendon ranks #839 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,685 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 20,081 born since 1927, peaking in the 1990s.
- #839 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,685 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,081
- born since 1927
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brendon's 20,081 recorded births place it above 98.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Brendon compares
20,081 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Brendon's all-time total is 54x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brendon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,081 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 868 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brendon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brendon's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 868, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brendon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 868
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Brendon popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 1986 (Brendon as girls' name)
Brendon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6,833 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Brendon's strongest decade.
6,833 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Brendon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 8
1920s
8 births
- 1930s 19
1930s
19 births
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s 69
1950s
69 births
- 1960s 443
1960s
443 births
- 1970s 1,465
1970s
1,465 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,173 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,833 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,660 births
- 2010s 2,016
2010s
2,016 births
- 2020s 369
2020s
369 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6,833 births (34% of all-time use).
How Brendon 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 Brendon's total volume
Brendon by state
Where Brendon concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,934 | 9.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,534 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,384 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 920 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 893 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 853 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 791 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 786 | 3.9% |
1,934 of 20,081 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Brendon appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brendon's data
- Brendon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (6,833 total births); usage has since declined to 369 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brendons (1,934 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 Brendon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1927–2025 (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 Brendon 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.