Boys' name · since 1962
Brennen
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 9,039 babies named Brennen, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,280 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,904 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,039
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brennen is the #4904 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 9,039 recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Brennen recorded 9,039 times among boys since 1962, holding rank #4904 nationally today, ahead of 65% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #1,280 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,904 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,039 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brennen ranks #1,280 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,904 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,039 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,280 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,904 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,039
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brennen's 9,039 recorded births place it above 97.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Brennen compares
9,039 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Brennen's all-time total is 24x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brennen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,039 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 455 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brennen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brennen splits its recorded history at 1995: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 455 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brennen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 455
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Brennen popularity over time - girls
178 total births recorded since 1976 (Brennen as girls' name)
Brennen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,664 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Brennen's strongest decade.
3,664 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Brennen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 166
1970s
166 births
- 1980s 655
1980s
655 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,442 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,664 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,836 births
- 2020s 234
2020s
234 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,664 births (41% of all-time use).
How Brennen 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 Brennen's total volume
Brennen by state
Where Brennen concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 746 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 525 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 484 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 468 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 318 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 286 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 276 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Florida | | 270 | 3.0% |
746 of 9,039 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Brennen appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brennen's data
- Brennen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,664 total births); usage has since declined to 234 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brennens (746 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 Brennen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Brennen 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.