Boys' name · since 1979
Brenner
Brenner has 1,222 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,517 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,587 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,222
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brenner currently ranks #4587 among boys' names in America, with 1,222 babies recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Brenner recorded 1,222 times among boys since 1979, holding rank #4587 nationally today, ahead of 67% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #4,517 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,587 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,222 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brenner ranks #4,517 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,587 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,222 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,517 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,587 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,222
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brenner's 1,222 recorded births place it above 90.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brenner compares
1,222 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Brenner's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brenner | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,222 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 76 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brenner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brenner splits its recorded history at 2006: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 76 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brenner popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 76
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Brenner popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2010 (Brenner as girls' name)
Brenner by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (472 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Brenner's strongest decade.
472 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Brenner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 179
1990s
179 births
- 2000s
2000s
472 births
- 2010s
2010s
412 births
- 2020s 132
2020s
132 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 472 births (39% of all-time use).
How Brenner 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 Brenner's total volume
Brenner by state
Where Brenner concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 48 | 3.9% |
| #2 | California | | 32 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 8 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Washington | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Utah | | 5 | 0.4% |
48 of 1,222 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Brenner's data
- Brenner's decade-level peak was the 2000s (472 total births); usage has since declined to 132 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brenners (48 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 Brenner: 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 (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Brenner 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.