Recorded 1984–2011 Boys' name Peak 1985 182 births

Brentton — boys' name

182 babies named Brentton in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s461990s752000s562010s5
1990s
Peak decade

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

1985
Single peak year

11 babies were named Brentton in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brentton

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Brentton between 1984 and 2011, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brentton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brentton performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brentton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brentton 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 182 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.

Brentton at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

182

Since 1984

28 years of records

Peak year

1985

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1984

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2011

Brentton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1984

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1985)
11
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4681012 201120062003199919951992198919861984 5

Brentton by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
75 births that decade — 41% of Brentton's all-time total
1980s461990s752000s562010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brentton?
182 babies have been named Brentton since 1984. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1985 with 11 births.
When was Brentton most popular?
Brentton was most popular in the 1990s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Brentton been used?
Brentton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 28 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Brentton?
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, 1984–2011 (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.