US rank #11312 Boys' name Peak 2010 258 births

Brenson — #11312 US boys' name

258 babies named Brenson in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s191990s152000s722010s1072020s45
#11312
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 21% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Brenson was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

16 babies were named Brenson in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brenson

The Social Security Administration has registered 258 babies named Brenson between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brenson currently holds the #11312 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brenson performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Brenson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brenson 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 258 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.

Brenson at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

258

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2010

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,312

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brenson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
16
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
05101520 20242020201620122008200419971988 9

Brenson by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
107 births that decade — 41% of Brenson's all-time total
1980s191990s152000s722010s1072020s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brenson?
258 babies have been named Brenson since 1988. It currently ranks #11312 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 16 births.
When was Brenson most popular?
Brenson was most popular in the 2010s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Brenson been used?
Brenson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brenson?
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.

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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, 1988–2024 (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.