Boys' name · since 1986
Brentan
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 36 babies named Brentan, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,443 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brentan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 36 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Brentan recorded 36 times among boys since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2012.
- #24,443 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 36 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brentan ranks #24,443 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,443 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brentan's 36 recorded births place it above 45.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brentan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brentan splits its recorded history at 2003: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brentan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2012
- Peak year (2002)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Brentan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (20 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Brentan's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Brentan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 20 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Brentan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brentan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~26 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, 1986–2012 (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 Brentan 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.