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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202007peak #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
1964——
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 2007

  • 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: #542 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,715 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #367 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,338 boysMNIllinois: #629 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,828 boysILWisconsin: #332 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,992 boysWIMichigan: #387 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,544 boysMINew York: #1,106 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 11,077 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedRIOregon: #585 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,088 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: #348 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,845 boysIAIndiana: #505 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,561 boysINOhio: #315 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,121 boysOHPennsylvania: #543 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,311 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #955 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 11,885 boysCAUtah: #463 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,644 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedNEMissouri: #483 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,185 boysMOKentucky: #462 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,450 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedVAMaryland: #603 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,301 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedDEArizona: #876 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,059 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedNMKansas: #399 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,149 boysKSArkansas: #476 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,641 boysARTennessee: #660 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,518 boysTNNorth Carolina: #698 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,618 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #560 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,630 boysOKLouisiana: #338 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,728 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedMSAlabama: #673 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,014 boysALGeorgia: #626 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,506 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Brennen, so not publishedHITexas: #1,146 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 13,597 boysTXFlorida: #790 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 6,945 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Ohio#315 · 1 in 2,121
  2. Wisconsin#332 · 1 in 1,992
  3. Louisiana#338 · 1 in 1,728
  4. Iowa#348 · 1 in 1,845
  5. Minnesota#367 · 1 in 2,338

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Ohio#315311 in 2,121
Wisconsin#332151 in 1,992
Louisiana#338151 in 1,728
Iowa#34891 in 1,845
Minnesota#367131 in 2,338
Michigan#387211 in 2,544
Kansas#39981 in 2,149
Kentucky#46271 in 3,450
Utah#46391 in 2,644
Arkansas#47661 in 2,641
Missouri#483111 in 3,185
Indiana#505111 in 3,561
Washington#542101 in 3,715
Pennsylvania#543151 in 4,311
Oklahoma#56061 in 3,630
Oregon#58551 in 4,088
Maryland#60371 in 4,301
Georgia#626141 in 4,506
Illinois#629161 in 4,828
Tennessee#66071 in 5,518
Alabama#67351 in 5,014
North Carolina#698101 in 5,618
Florida#790151 in 6,945
Arizona#87651 in 9,059
California#955221 in 11,885
New York#1,106101 in 11,077
Texas#1,146141 in 13,597
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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 2007

girls
#7,394
17 births · 1 in 113,095 girls
boys
#654
366 births · 1 in 5,671 boys

Top girls' names in 2007

  1. #1Emily19,367
  2. #2Isabella19,143
  3. #3Emma18,390
  4. #4Ava18,053
  5. #5Madison17,968
  6. #6Sophia17,031
  7. #7Olivia16,589
  8. #8Abigail15,476
  9. #9Hannah13,323
  10. #10Elizabeth13,071
  11. #7,394Brennen17

Top boys' names in 2007

  1. #1Jacob24,310
  2. #2Michael22,027
  3. #3Ethan21,041
  4. #4Joshua20,669
  5. #5Daniel20,268
  6. #6Christopher20,030
  7. #7Anthony19,639
  8. #8William18,898
  9. #9Matthew18,756
  10. #10Andrew18,461
  11. #654Brennen366
More about 2007

girls

1,922,617 girls got a published name in 2007; 1 in 113,095 of them was named Brennen, which outranked 64.1% of the 20,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brennen
  1. #7,092Zahirah18
  2. #7,092Zanyia18
  3. #7,092Ziara18
  4. #7,394Brennen17
  5. #7,394Aariah17
  6. #7,394Abbiegail17
  7. #7,394Adelene17
  8. #7,733Aadya16
  9. #7,733Aamya16
  10. #7,733Aayushi16

Tied with 338 names at #7,394; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2006
Risers
  1. ↑ 16,568Jaslene#17,168 → #600
  2. ↑ 5,379Marely#6,125 → #746
  3. ↑ 2,556Audrina#3,264 → #708
  4. ↑ 2,506Jordin#3,090 → #584
  5. ↑ 1,358Azul#2,081 → #723
Fallers
  1. ↓ 4,216Bethzy#881 → #5,097
  2. ↓ 346Akeelah#708 → #1,054
  3. ↓ 326Tayla#926 → #1,252
  4. ↓ 312Betsy#747 → #1,059
  5. ↓ 295Shakira#780 → #1,075

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

boys

2,075,414 boys got a published name in 2007; 1 in 5,671 of them was named Brennen, which outranked 95.5% of the 14,394 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brennen
  1. #648Tyrese375
  2. #652Draven372
  3. #653Lawson371
  4. #654Brennen366
  5. #654Finnegan366
  6. #656Elisha365
  7. #656Enzo365
  8. #658Keenan364

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

Biggest movers since 2006
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,623Nery#3,524 → #901
  2. ↑ 813Dereon#1,738 → #925
  3. ↑ 572Kingston#926 → #354
  4. ↑ 411Kellan#1,294 → #883
  5. ↑ 410Kelan#1,387 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 503Imanol#985 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 373Bode#856 → #1,229
  3. ↓ 344Jordy#680 → #1,024
  4. ↓ 265Koen#859 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 261Korey#985 → #1,246

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

See the top 100 for 2007 →