NameTides

Brenton

Brenton was the #2,091 boys' name in the US in 2025 (70 babies).

Brenton as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
  • NSW
Brenton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020US
Brenton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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 & WalesCanadaNSW
2025#2,091 (70)———
2024#1,957 (80)———
2023#1,668 (102)———
2022#1,892 (83)#4,790 (3)——
2021#1,884 (81)———
2020#1,673 (95)———
2019#1,251 (150)—#2,189 (7)—
2018#1,202 (156)#4,749 (3)#2,740 (5)—
2017#1,186 (157)———
2016#1,141 (169)—#2,182 (7)—
2015#1,119 (171)#3,908 (4)#2,387 (6)—
2014#1,022 (199)#4,632 (3)——
2013#988 (201)—#2,606 (5)—
2012#909 (227)—#2,666 (5)—
2011#898 (228)—#2,629 (5)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1984 at #260.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1912.

How common is it?

about 1 in 24,000 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.

Next year

On its recent trend, Brenton is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 23,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 17,000 to 1 in 31,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Brenton 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: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: 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: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,040TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict 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: #2,080TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Brenton (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
BrentonCanadaBoys—too few
BrentonEngland & WalesBoys—too few
BrentonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
BrentonNSWBoys—too few
BrentonUSGirls—too few
BrentonUSBoys#2,09170