NameTides

Brendan

Brendan was the #1,097 boys' name in the US in 2025 (195 babies), and #1,613 in England & Wales and #2,095 in Canada.

Brendan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Brendan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandScotlandUSEngland & WalesCanada
Brendan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,097 (195)#1,613 (16)#647 (4)#344 (4)#402 (9)#2,095 (9)—
2024#1,009 (222)#1,402 (19)#619 (4)#404 (3)#394 (9)#1,306 (17)—
2023#887 (262)#1,701 (14)—#395 (3)#288 (15)#1,342 (15)—
2022#881 (269)#1,366 (19)#703 (3)#311 (5)#205 (25)#1,027 (22)—
2021#765 (327)#1,516 (16)#720 (3)#433 (3)#296 (15)#974 (24)—
2020#722 (344)#1,548 (15)#476 (6)#213 (9)#198 (25)#595 (43)—
2019#637 (422)#1,217 (21)#516 (5)#197 (11)#285 (16)#681 (37)—
2018#561 (490)#958 (30)#344 (10)#187 (12)#224 (24)#712 (35)—
2017#517 (560)#1,042 (28)#229 (21)#279 (6)#220 (25)#559 (48)—
2016#450 (688)#928 (32)#532 (5)#253 (7)#245 (20)#504 (57)—
2015#387 (826)#740 (44)#337 (10)#237 (8)#228 (24)#389 (79)—
2014#352 (922)#650 (52)#490 (6)#228 (9)#215 (27)#384 (77)—
2013#326 (1,009)#596 (58)#280 (14)#219 (9)#199 (30)#361 (82)—
2012#301 (1,149)#478 (80)#337 (10)#191 (11)#152 (46)#401 (71)—
2011#263 (1,315)#473 (78)#288 (13)#191 (11)#164 (42)#278 (113)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1999 at #96.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1912.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,800 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 17,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Brendan is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,800 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 8,900 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Brendan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #568ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #639NYMassachusetts: #555MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: #913PANew Jersey: #829NJConnecticut: #440CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,438CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #708KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #587VAMaryland: #702MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,040TNNorth Carolina: #873NCSouth Carolina: #668SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,096GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,169TXFlorida: #1,831FL
Brendan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BrendanCanadaBoys#2,0959
BrendanEngland & WalesBoys#1,61316
BrendanIrelandBoys#4029
BrendanNorthern IrelandBoys#3444
BrendanNSWBoys—too few
BrendanScotlandBoys#6474
BrendanUSGirls—too few
BrendanUSBoys#1,097195