Recorded 1998–2019 Unisex name Peak 2009 144 births

Brennyn — unisex name

144 babies named Brennyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s722010s66
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Brennyn was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

17 babies were named Brennyn in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brennyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Brennyn between 1998 and 2019, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brennyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Brennyn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 134 additional births since 1992.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brennyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Brennyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brennyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 144 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brennyn at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

144

Since 1998

22 years of records

Peak year

2009

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1998

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2019

Brennyn popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1998

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2009)
17
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 2019201420112008200520011998 6

Brennyn popularity over time — boys

134 total births recorded since 1992 (Brennyn as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 134 births
05101520 201820142012201020082006200420021992 5

Brennyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
72 births that decade — 50% of Brennyn's all-time total
1990s62000s722010s66

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brennyn?
144 babies have been named Brennyn since 1998. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2009 with 17 births.
When was Brennyn most popular?
Brennyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Is Brennyn a unisex name?
Yes, Brennyn is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 144 births, and as a boy's name it has 134 births.
How long has the name Brennyn been used?
Brennyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 22 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Brennyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brenda, Breanna, Brenna, Breana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.