Boys' name · since 1958
Brennon
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 4,382 babies named Brennon, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,656 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,382
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brennon currently ranks #5656 among boys' names in America, with 4,382 babies recorded since 1958.
Brennon has 4,382 recorded births among boys since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5656 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of boys, 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 1958 to 2025.
- #1,947 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,656 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,382 born since 1958
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brennon ranks #1,947 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,656 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,382 born since 1958, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,656 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,382
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brennon's 4,382 recorded births place it above 95.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Brennon compares
4,382 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Brennon's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brennon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,382 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 189 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brennon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brennon splits its recorded history at 1996: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1958 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 189 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brennon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 189
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Brennon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,485 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Brennon's strongest decade.
1,485 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Brennon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 36
1960s
36 births
- 1970s 155
1970s
155 births
- 1980s 391
1980s
391 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,248 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,485 births
- 2010s
2010s
841 births
- 2020s 220
2020s
220 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,485 births (34% of all-time use).
How Brennon 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 Brennon's total volume
Brennon by state
Where Brennon concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 340 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 316 | 7.2% |
| #3 | California | | 210 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 132 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Utah | | 118 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 90 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 81 | 1.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 76 | 1.7% |
340 of 4,382 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Brennon appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brennon's data
- Brennon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,485 total births); usage has since declined to 220 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Brennons (340 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Brennon: 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 (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Brennon 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.