Brenden
Boy name · Irish origin
Brenden meaning
Variant of Brendan, which means “high, exalted”
Brenden at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Irish
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #2,497 in 2024
Brenden popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1960 | #4,040 | 5 |
| 1970 | #1,495 | 32 |
| 1980 | #879 | 103 |
| 1990 | #517 | 363 |
| 1999 | #242 | 1,316 |
| 2000 | #243 | 1,394 |
| 2010 | #382 | 753 |
| 2020 | #1,459 | 118 |
| 2024 | #2,497 | 54 |
All 69 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1957 | #3,995 | 5 |
| 1958 | #3,275 | 7 |
| 1959 | #3,037 | 8 |
| 1960 | #4,040 | 5 |
| 1961 | #3,355 | 7 |
| 1962 | #2,503 | 11 |
| 1963 | #2,539 | 11 |
| 1964 | #1,975 | 17 |
| 1965 | #1,386 | 31 |
| 1966 | #1,026 | 50 |
| 1967 | #1,181 | 40 |
| 1968 | #898 | 64 |
| 1969 | #1,198 | 43 |
| 1970 | #1,495 | 32 |
| 1971 | #1,289 | 42 |
| 1972 | #1,163 | 49 |
| 1973 | #1,147 | 51 |
| 1974 | #1,243 | 45 |
| 1975 | #1,008 | 66 |
| 1976 | #990 | 71 |
| 1977 | #1,012 | 72 |
| 1978 | #1,149 | 59 |
| 1979 | #952 | 86 |
| 1980 | #879 | 103 |
| 1981 | #870 | 104 |
| 1982 | #809 | 119 |
| 1983 | #763 | 128 |
| 1984 | #669 | 168 |
| 1985 | #728 | 147 |
| 1986 | #631 | 202 |
| 1987 | #538 | 285 |
| 1988 | #532 | 295 |
| 1989 | #549 | 313 |
| 1990 | #517 | 363 |
| 1991 | #466 | 451 |
| 1992 | #435 | 509 |
| 1993 | #405 | 571 |
| 1994 | #337 | 731 |
| 1995 | #349 | 705 |
| 1996 | #293 | 908 |
| 1997 | #255 | 1,109 |
| 1998 | #245 | 1,267 |
| 1999 | #242 | 1,316 |
| 2000 | #243 | 1,394 |
| 2001 | #267 | 1,221 |
| 2002 | #259 | 1,240 |
| 2003 | #266 | 1,184 |
| 2004 | #278 | 1,145 |
| 2005 | #323 | 1,002 |
| 2006 | #316 | 1,011 |
| 2007 | #318 | 1,004 |
| 2008 | #352 | 898 |
| 2009 | #351 | 891 |
| 2010 | #382 | 753 |
| 2011 | #463 | 579 |
| 2012 | #499 | 533 |
| 2013 | #590 | 430 |
| 2014 | #706 | 345 |
| 2015 | #897 | 242 |
| 2016 | #999 | 204 |
| 2017 | #993 | 205 |
| 2018 | #1,135 | 170 |
| 2019 | #1,365 | 131 |
| 2020 | #1,459 | 118 |
| 2021 | #1,621 | 104 |
| 2022 | #1,965 | 78 |
| 2023 | #2,312 | 60 |
| 2024 | #2,497 | 54 |
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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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Brenden” (revision 83830745), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Brendan” (revision 89286649), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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