Trend of the Popularity of Brendan as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 195 male babies that were named Brendan in the US, which was 0.01% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Brendan peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1999 with a count of 3,995 babies, which was 0.21% of the total male babies born in the US in 1999.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Brendan, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Brendan.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Brendan in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Brendan in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Brendan from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Brendan as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1102	0.06
1981	1157	0.07
1982	1198	0.07
1983	1276	0.07
1984	1332	0.07
1985	1382	0.08
1986	1401	0.08
1987	1808	0.10
1988	1796	0.09
1989	2146	0.11
1990	1996	0.10
1991	2189	0.11
1992	2299	0.12
1993	2302	0.12
1994	2731	0.14
1995	2692	0.14
1996	2817	0.15
1997	3621	0.19
1998	3879	0.20
1999	3995	0.21
2000	3657	0.19
2001	3345	0.17
2002	3141	0.16
2003	2867	0.14
2004	2719	0.14
2005	2360	0.12
2006	2171	0.11
2007	1927	0.09
2008	1887	0.09
2009	1762	0.09
2010	1527	0.08
2011	1315	0.07
2012	1149	0.06
2013	1009	0.05
2014	922	0.05
2015	826	0.04
2016	688	0.04
2017	560	0.03
2018	490	0.03
2019	422	0.02
2020	344	0.02
2021	327	0.02
2022	269	0.02
2023	262	0.02
2024	222	0.01
2025	195	0.01