Boys' name · since 1985
Brentyn
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 236 babies named Brentyn, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,997 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 236
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brentyn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 236 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brentyn has been recorded 236 times among boys since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2022.
- #11,997 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 236 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brentyn ranks #11,997 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 236 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,997 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 236
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brentyn's 236 recorded births place it above 73.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brentyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brentyn splits its recorded history at 2008: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brentyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2022
- Peak year (2011)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Brentyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (92 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Brentyn's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Brentyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 92 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Brentyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- 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 Brentyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
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, 1985–2022 (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 Brentyn 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.