Brendan

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Brendan is a given name of Irish origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 91,937 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 91,612 as boys and 325 as girls. Brendan gained popularity in the 1960s, peaked in 1999 and has since declined significantly. It is the #734 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 221
2023 262
2022 269
2021 327
2020 343
2019 422
2018 490
2017 560
2016 688
2015 825
2014 922
2013 1,009
2012 1,149
2011 1,315
2010 1,527
2009 1,762
2008 1,895
2007 1,927
2006 2,171
2005 2,367
2004 2,736
2003 2,872
2002 3,151
2001 3,350
2000 3,667
1999 4,004
1998 3,888
1997 3,633
1996 2,828
1995 2,702
1994 2,740
1993 2,321
1992 2,310
1991 2,189
1990 2,005
1989 2,159
1988 1,809
1987 1,825
1986 1,417
1985 1,395
1984 1,346
1983 1,283
1982 1,206
1981 1,158
1980 1,113
1979 996
1978 902
1977 778
1976 826
1975 660
1974 642
1973 552
1972 503
1971 543
1970 568
1969 470
1968 501
1967 444
1966 489
1965 307
1964 288
1963 245
1962 240
1961 241
1960 217
1959 178
1958 123
1957 144
1956 114
1955 98
1954 68
1953 78
1952 66
1951 54
1950 61
1949 51
1948 51
1947 39
1946 49
1945 48
1944 39
1943 55
1942 37
1941 43
1940 32
1939 32
1938 33
1937 36
1936 40
1935 34
1934 33
1933 24
1932 25
1931 11
1930 21
1929 17
1928 18
1927 18
1926 19
1925 20
1924 17
1923 21
1922 15
1921 9
1920 11
1919 16
1918 10
1917 12
1916 10
1915 7
1914 13
1913 8
1912 9