Recorded 1985–2020 Boys' name Peak 2011 195 births

Brenin — boys' name

195 babies named Brenin in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s252000s742010s842020s7
2010s
Peak decade

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

2011
Single peak year

14 babies were named Brenin in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brenin

The Social Security Administration has registered 195 babies named Brenin between 1985 and 2020, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brenin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brenin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Brenin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brenin 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 195 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.

Brenin at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

195

Since 1985

36 years of records

Peak year

2011

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1985

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2020

Brenin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1985

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2011)
14
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
46810121416 202020172013201020072004199719921985 5

Brenin popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2002 (Brenin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2002 5

Brenin by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
84 births that decade — 43% of Brenin's all-time total
1980s51990s252000s742010s842020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brenin?
195 babies have been named Brenin since 1985. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2011 with 14 births.
When was Brenin most popular?
Brenin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Brenin been used?
Brenin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 36 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Brenin?
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.

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, 1985–2020 (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.