Boys' name · since 1988
Brenson
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 268 babies named Brenson, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,261 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,897 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 268
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brenson is the #7897 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 268 recorded since 1988.
Brenson has 268 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7897 as of the latest data, more common than 43% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #11,261 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,897 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 268 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brenson ranks #11,261 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,897 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 268 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,261 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,897 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 268
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brenson's 268 recorded births place it above 75.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Brenson compares
268 43rd percentile among 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
Brenson's all-time total is 27% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brenson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 268 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brenson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brenson splits its recorded history at 2011: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brenson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Brenson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (107 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Brenson's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Brenson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 107 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Brenson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (107 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- 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 Brenson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Brenson 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.