Brendan
Boy name · Irish origin
Brendan meaning
high, exalted
Brendan at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Irish
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,009 in 2024
Brendan popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1920 | #2,602 | 11 |
| 1930 | #1,602 | 21 |
| 1940 | #1,183 | 32 |
| 1950 | #878 | 61 |
| 1960 | #538 | 217 |
| 1970 | #335 | 568 |
| 1980 | #219 | 1,102 |
| 1990 | #155 | 1,996 |
| 1999 | #96 | 3,994 |
| 2000 | #101 | 3,657 |
| 2010 | #231 | 1,527 |
| 2020 | #723 | 343 |
| 2024 | #1,009 | 221 |
All 113 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1913 | #2,092 | 8 |
| 1914 | #1,772 | 13 |
| 1915 | #3,082 | 7 |
| 1916 | #2,543 | 10 |
| 1917 | #2,280 | 12 |
| 1918 | #2,699 | 10 |
| 1919 | #1,973 | 16 |
| 1920 | #2,602 | 11 |
| 1921 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1922 | #2,143 | 15 |
| 1923 | #1,696 | 21 |
| 1924 | #1,964 | 17 |
| 1925 | #1,745 | 20 |
| 1926 | #1,787 | 19 |
| 1927 | #1,871 | 18 |
| 1928 | #1,822 | 18 |
| 1929 | #1,848 | 17 |
| 1930 | #1,602 | 21 |
| 1931 | #2,328 | 11 |
| 1932 | #1,387 | 25 |
| 1933 | #1,361 | 24 |
| 1934 | #1,150 | 33 |
| 1935 | #1,123 | 34 |
| 1936 | #989 | 40 |
| 1937 | #1,074 | 36 |
| 1938 | #1,125 | 33 |
| 1939 | #1,141 | 32 |
| 1940 | #1,183 | 32 |
| 1941 | #971 | 43 |
| 1942 | #1,119 | 37 |
| 1943 | #897 | 55 |
| 1944 | #1,055 | 39 |
| 1945 | #927 | 48 |
| 1946 | #952 | 49 |
| 1947 | #1,159 | 39 |
| 1948 | #972 | 51 |
| 1949 | #967 | 51 |
| 1950 | #878 | 61 |
| 1951 | #949 | 54 |
| 1952 | #863 | 66 |
| 1953 | #813 | 78 |
| 1954 | #892 | 68 |
| 1955 | #736 | 98 |
| 1956 | #692 | 114 |
| 1957 | #639 | 144 |
| 1958 | #685 | 123 |
| 1959 | #586 | 178 |
| 1960 | #538 | 217 |
| 1961 | #513 | 241 |
| 1962 | #510 | 240 |
| 1963 | #513 | 245 |
| 1964 | #466 | 288 |
| 1965 | #439 | 307 |
| 1966 | #339 | 489 |
| 1967 | #356 | 444 |
| 1968 | #349 | 496 |
| 1969 | #364 | 470 |
| 1970 | #335 | 568 |
| 1971 | #336 | 543 |
| 1972 | #343 | 503 |
| 1973 | #319 | 552 |
| 1974 | #292 | 631 |
| 1975 | #292 | 654 |
| 1976 | #243 | 826 |
| 1977 | #258 | 768 |
| 1978 | #233 | 895 |
| 1979 | #230 | 991 |
| 1980 | #219 | 1,102 |
| 1981 | #215 | 1,158 |
| 1982 | #206 | 1,198 |
| 1983 | #191 | 1,276 |
| 1984 | #188 | 1,332 |
| 1985 | #184 | 1,384 |
| 1986 | #185 | 1,401 |
| 1987 | #156 | 1,808 |
| 1988 | #153 | 1,796 |
| 1989 | #145 | 2,146 |
| 1990 | #155 | 1,996 |
| 1991 | #147 | 2,189 |
| 1992 | #145 | 2,298 |
| 1993 | #145 | 2,302 |
| 1994 | #129 | 2,730 |
| 1995 | #133 | 2,691 |
| 1996 | #132 | 2,812 |
| 1997 | #107 | 3,621 |
| 1998 | #99 | 3,878 |
| 1999 | #96 | 3,994 |
| 2000 | #101 | 3,657 |
| 2001 | #115 | 3,345 |
| 2002 | #124 | 3,141 |
| 2003 | #141 | 2,867 |
| 2004 | #150 | 2,719 |
| 2005 | #176 | 2,360 |
| 2006 | #185 | 2,171 |
| 2007 | #205 | 1,927 |
| 2008 | #207 | 1,887 |
| 2009 | #212 | 1,762 |
| 2010 | #231 | 1,527 |
| 2011 | #263 | 1,315 |
| 2012 | #301 | 1,149 |
| 2013 | #326 | 1,009 |
| 2014 | #352 | 922 |
| 2015 | #387 | 825 |
| 2016 | #450 | 688 |
| 2017 | #516 | 560 |
| 2018 | #561 | 490 |
| 2019 | #637 | 422 |
| 2020 | #723 | 343 |
| 2021 | #765 | 327 |
| 2022 | #881 | 269 |
| 2023 | #885 | 262 |
| 2024 | #1,009 | 221 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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