Recorded 1985–2022 Boys' name Peak 2011 236 births

Brentyn — boys' name

236 babies named Brentyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s542000s712010s922020s14
2010s
Peak decade

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

2011
Single peak year

14 babies were named Brentyn in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brentyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 236 babies named Brentyn between 1985 and 2022, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brentyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brentyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Brentyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brentyn 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 236 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.

Brentyn at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

236

Since 1985

38 years of records

Peak year

2011

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1985

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2022

Brentyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1985

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2011)
14
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
46810121416 20222017201320092004200019951985 5

Brentyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
92 births that decade — 39% of Brentyn's all-time total
1980s51990s542000s712010s922020s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brentyn?
236 babies have been named Brentyn since 1985. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2011 with 14 births.
When was Brentyn most popular?
Brentyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Brentyn been used?
Brentyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 38 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Brentyn?
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, 1985–2022 (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.