Brennen

Last seen for girls in 2014 at #16,513 · #4,857 for boys in 2025, 20 births
Given to boys 98.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
1998 · 378 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
9,039
since 1962

Brennen over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Brennen has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #534, 1998boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#4,85720
2024—#3,60531
2023—#3,41634
2022—#3,10039
2021—#2,49953
2020—#2,34757
2019—#1,97474
2018—#2,14765
2017—#1,74688
2016—#1,389126
2015—#1,259143
2014#16,5135#1,201153
2013#14,5826#1,014192
2012—#757302
2011—#740306
2010#16,9925#629387
2009#11,4599#580455
2008#12,5798#650375
2007#7,39417#654366
2006#9,28612#732292
2005—#659326
2004#12,7617#627337
2003#13,8446#560400
2002#15,4325#583367
2001#9,35110#571362
2000#13,1546#548384
1999#11,3857#574341
1998#9,2609#534378
1997—#575322
1996#13,5185#656254
1995#8,7669#661250
1994—#668242
1993#13,4425#770185
1992#10,4797#779180
1991#7,43011#819159
1990#9,2478#898131
1989—#864135
1988—#855123
1987—#98293
1986—#1,24260
1985#10,6775#1,30454
1984—#1,29451
1983#9,0156#1,59437
1982#10,5175#1,41545
1981—#2,33821
1980—#1,61936
1979—#1,94327
1978—#2,56817
1977—#1,90426
1976#9,2845#2,50817
1975—#1,94824
1974—#2,94612
1973—#4,0547
1972—#3,6228
1971—#2,97311
1970—#2,21317
1969—#3,3148
1968—#2,9079
1967——
1966—#3,2497
1965—#3,2447
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1963—#4,0485
1962—#3,6406
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First appearance
1962

The first year at least five boys were named Brennen! It came in at #3,640, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1963–1964, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Brennen is popular in 1995

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedNHWashington: #354 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,553 boysWAIdaho: #269 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,446 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #378 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,047 boysMNIllinois: #699 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 7,511 boysILWisconsin: #522 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,885 boysWIMichigan: #465 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,322 boysMINew York: #1,315 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 20,390 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedRIOregon: #381 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,758 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedSDIowa: #306 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,726 boysIAIndiana: #563 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,350 boysINOhio: #417 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,230 boysOHPennsylvania: #588 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 7,876 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #730 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 10,003 boysCAUtah: #388 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,923 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedCONebraska: #279 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,008 boysNEMissouri: #464 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,899 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedDEArizona: #507 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,640 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedARTennessee: #629 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,905 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #308 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,701 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedHITexas: #808 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 10,207 boysTXFlorida: #839 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 10,613 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#269 · 1 in 1,446
  2. Nebraska#279 · 1 in 2,008
  3. Iowa#306 · 1 in 2,726
  4. Louisiana#308 · 1 in 1,701
  5. Washington#354 · 1 in 2,553

Best ever in a state: #220 in Idaho, 1992.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#26951 in 1,446
Nebraska#27951 in 2,008
Iowa#30661 in 2,726
Louisiana#308161 in 1,701
Washington#354131 in 2,553
Minnesota#37871 in 4,047
Oregon#38171 in 2,758
Utah#38861 in 2,923
Ohio#417171 in 4,230
Missouri#46471 in 4,899
Michigan#465141 in 4,322
Arizona#50771 in 4,640
Wisconsin#52251 in 5,885
Indiana#56361 in 6,350
Pennsylvania#58891 in 7,876
Tennessee#62951 in 6,905
Illinois#699111 in 7,511
California#730261 in 10,003
Texas#808151 in 10,207
Florida#83981 in 10,613
New York#1,31561 in 20,390
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Brennen
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 1,252 spots since 2024 (#3,605 → #4,857)
  • 2,510 spots since 2020 (#2,347 → #4,857)
  • 3,598 spots since 2015 (#1,259 → #4,857)
  • Biggest jump: 260 spots in 1987 (#1,242 → #982)
  • Biggest drop: 257 spots in 2013 (#757 → #1,014)
Rise & fade · boys
36 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1962
  • Peaked 1998 at #534 (378 births)
  • Births halved by 2014, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 26 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 26 yrs · run 1987–2012
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,360
  • Highest: 1 in 4,360 boys born in 2009 were named Brennen (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 85,404 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #534 in 1998, was only 1 in 5,057 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 40.5% of all boys named Brennen (3,664) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s42#2,907 (1968)#3,400
1970s166#1,904 (1977)#2,668
1980s655#855 (1988)#1,351
1990s2,442#534 (1998)#693
2000s3,664#548 (2000)#616
2010s1,836#629 (2010)#1,286
2020s234#2,347 (2020)#3,304

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Brennen in 1995

girls
#8,766
9 births · 1 in 195,394 girls
boys
#661
250 births · 1 in 7,615 boys

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #8,766Brennen9

Top boys' names in 1995

  1. #1Michael41,409
  2. #2Matthew32,882
  3. #3Christopher32,679
  4. #4Jacob31,134
  5. #5Joshua30,720
  6. #6Tyler29,161
  7. #7Nicholas29,160
  8. #8Brandon26,904
  9. #9Daniel26,728
  10. #10Austin25,908
  11. #661Brennen250
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 195,394 of them was named Brennen, which outranked 44.4% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brennen
  1. #8,079Zissy10
  2. #8,079Zita10
  3. #8,079Zoee10
  4. #8,766Brennen9
  5. #8,766Aaisha9
  6. #8,766Aarti9
  7. #8,766Abbygayle9
  8. #9,553Aaleyah8
  9. #9,553Aaliayah8
  10. #9,553Aaminah8

Tied with 786 names at #8,766; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 7,615 of them was named Brennen, which outranked 93.6% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brennen
  1. #658Duane252
  2. #659Raphael251
  3. #659Rickey251
  4. #661Brennen250
  5. #661Ignacio250
  6. #663August249
  7. #663Clifton249
  8. #665Dequan248

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,703Tristin#2,307 → #604
  2. ↑ 1,494Raekwon#2,082 → #588
  3. ↑ 1,357Tristian#2,219 → #862
  4. ↑ 1,269Triston#1,795 → #526
  5. ↑ 1,186Rashaan#2,123 → #937
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Shyheim#817 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 335Ryne#897 → #1,232
  3. ↓ 251Daulton#792 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 247Demetri#886 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 242Jerrell#917 → #1,159

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1995 →