US rank #7386 Boys' name Peak 2009 1,399 births

Brendyn — #7386 US boys' name

1,399 babies named Brendyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s331990s2702000s6032010s4362020s57
#7386
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 48% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Brendyn was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

96 babies were named Brendyn in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brendyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,399 babies named Brendyn between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brendyn currently holds the #7386 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 96 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brendyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 603 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Brendyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 88 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Brendyn in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brendyn 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 1,399 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.

Brendyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,399

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2009

96 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,386

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brendyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
96
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
020406080100120 202420192014200920041999199419891986 6

Brendyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
603 births that decade — 43% of Brendyn's all-time total
1980s331990s2702000s6032010s4362020s57

Brendyn by state

Where Brendyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brendyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
88 6.3%
#2 California
55 3.9%
#3 Michigan
29 2.1%
#4 Missouri
16 1.1%
#5 Florida
15 1.1%
#6 Indiana
13 0.9%
#7 Louisiana
11 0.8%
#8 Illinois
10 0.7%
Texas share of Brendyn's total US births 6.3%
Even split

88 of 1,399 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Brendyn appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brendyn?
1,399 babies have been named Brendyn since 1986. It currently ranks #7386 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 96 births.
When was Brendyn most popular?
Brendyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 603 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Brendyn most popular?
The top states for the name Brendyn are Texas (88 births), California (55 births), Michigan (29 births).
How long has the name Brendyn been used?
Brendyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brendyn?
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, 1986–2024 (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.