Recorded 1979–2013 Boys' name Peak 2008 266 births

Brenon — boys' name

266 babies named Brenon in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s81980s301990s1052000s952010s28
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Brenon was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

16 babies were named Brenon in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brenon

The Social Security Administration has registered 266 babies named Brenon between 1979 and 2013, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brenon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brenon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Brenon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brenon 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 266 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.

Brenon at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

266

Since 1979

35 years of records

Peak year

2008

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1979

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2013

Brenon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1979

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2008)
16
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 20132009200520011997199319891979 8

Brenon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
105 births that decade — 39% of Brenon's all-time total
1970s81980s301990s1052000s952010s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brenon?
266 babies have been named Brenon since 1979. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2008 with 16 births.
When was Brenon most popular?
Brenon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Brenon been used?
Brenon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 35 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Brenon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brett, Brent, Brendan, Brennan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1979–2013 (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.