Boys' name · since 1992
Brennin
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 207 babies named Brennin, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,738 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 207
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
207 boys have been named Brennin since 1992, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Brennin has 207 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2015.
- #12,738 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 207 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brennin ranks #12,738 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 207 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,738 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 207
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brennin's 207 recorded births place it above 71.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brennin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brennin's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brennin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2015
- Peak year (2012)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Brennin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (104 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Brennin's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Brennin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
104 births
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 104 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Brennin's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (104 total births) through the 2010s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brennin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1992–2015 (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 Brennin 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.