Unisex name · since 1998
Brennyn
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 144 babies named Brennyn, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,179 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 144
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brennyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 144 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brennyn has been recorded 144 times among girls since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2019.
- #23,179 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 144 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brennyn ranks #23,179 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 144 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,179 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 144
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brennyn's 144 recorded births place it above 67.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brennyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brennyn's full recorded timeline at 2009, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brennyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2019
- Peak year (2009)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Brennyn popularity over time - boys
134 total births recorded since 1992 (Brennyn as boys' name)
Brennyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (72 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Brennyn's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Brennyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 72 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Brennyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (72 total births) through the 2010s (66) -- 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 Brennyn: 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 (~21 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, 1998–2019 (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 Brennyn 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.