Boys' name · peaked in 2000
Brenden name popularity since 1925
25,757 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Brenden. Half of them were born in 2001 or earlier, so the typical Brenden is about 25 years old in 2026. Brenden peaked in 2000 as the #243 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 25,757
- Named Brenden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #2,891 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 42 girls · 25,715 boys
- Most popular in
- Michigan
- 1.91× its national share
Peak year is the year Brenden made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Brenden births per year, 1925–2025
2000 was the biggest year for Brenden both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1989 and 1994, Brenden became 2.4× more common, from 1 in 6,390 baby boys to 1 in 2,640.
- Steepest fall: Between 2010 and 2015, its share of baby boys fell by 68%, from 1 in 2,550 to 1 in 7,920.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Brenden's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Brenden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Brenden in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 28 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 279 | #1,387 |
| 1970s | 0 | 573 | #1,007 |
| 1980s | 9 | 1,864 | #728 |
| 1990s | 28 | 7,930 | #349 |
| 2000s | 5 | 10,990 | #323 |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,592 | #897 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 459 | #2,891 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
64.3% of babies named Brenden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Brenden is most popular
The index compares Brenden's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Brenden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 1.91× | 1,723 |
| Colorado | 1.81× | 526 |
| Utah | 1.81× | 363 |
| Arizona | 1.77× | 539 |
| Washington | 1.77× | 696 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Brenden and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Brenden (this page) | 25,715 | 2000 |
| Brendan | 91,658 | 1999 |
| Brendon | 20,081 | 1998 |
| Brendyn | 1,407 | 2009 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Brenden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Brenden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Brenden (2000).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data