Boys' name · since 2008
Brenham
75 babies named Brenham in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,328 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,296 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 75
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brenham currently ranks #10296 among boys' names in America, with 75 babies recorded since 2008.
Brenham has 75 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10296 as of the latest data, more common than 26% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #19,328 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,296 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 75 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brenham ranks #19,328 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,296 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 75 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,328 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,296 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 75
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brenham's 75 recorded births place it above 57.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Brenham compares
75 22nd percentile among 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
Brenham's all-time total is 80% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brenham | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 75 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brenham's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brenham's full recorded timeline at 2018, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brenham popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Brenham by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (33 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Brenham's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Brenham births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 33 births (44% of all-time use).
Brenham by state
Where Brenham concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 21 | 28.0% |
21 of 75 births nationwide.
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What to do with Brenham's data
- Brenham's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 2020s (32) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Brenhams (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brenham: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Brenham 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.