Is Brendan a boy or girl name?
Brendan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 221 boys were named Brendan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 91,937 US babies named Brendan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,009
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Brendan since 1912
- 91,937
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 4,004 babies
Boys and girls named Brendan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 85 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 165 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 289 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 444 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 984 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 3,437 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1970s | 6,931 | 39 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 14,601 | 110 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 28,511 | 109 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 25,836 | 62 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 8,907 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,422 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 221 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 262 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 269 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 327 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 343 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 422 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 490 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 560 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 688 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 825 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 922 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,009 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,149 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1,315 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,527 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,762 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,887 | #207 | 8 | #12,778 |
| 2007 | 1,927 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 2,171 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 2,360 | #176 | 7 | #13,236 |
| 2004 | 2,719 | #150 | 17 | #6,831 |
| 2003 | 2,867 | #141 | 5 | #16,160 |
| 2002 | 3,141 | #124 | 10 | #9,601 |
| 2001 | 3,345 | #115 | 5 | #15,730 |
| 2000 | 3,657 | #101 | 10 | #9,269 |
| 1999 | 3,994 | #96 | 10 | #8,891 |
| 1998 | 3,878 | #99 | 10 | #8,675 |
| 1997 | 3,621 | #107 | 12 | #7,344 |
| 1996 | 2,812 | #132 | 16 | #5,816 |
| 1995 | 2,691 | #133 | 11 | #7,584 |
| 1994 | 2,730 | #129 | 10 | #8,210 |
| 1993 | 2,302 | #145 | 19 | #5,023 |
| 1992 | 2,298 | #145 | 12 | #7,112 |
| 1991 | 2,189 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 1,996 | #155 | 9 | #8,573 |
| 1989 | 2,146 | #145 | 13 | #6,199 |
| 1988 | 1,796 | #153 | 13 | #5,937 |
| 1987 | 1,808 | #156 | 17 | #4,679 |
| 1986 | 1,401 | #185 | 16 | #4,750 |
| 1985 | 1,384 | #184 | 11 | #6,068 |
| 1984 | 1,332 | #188 | 14 | #4,988 |
| 1983 | 1,276 | #191 | 7 | #8,140 |
| 1982 | 1,198 | #206 | 8 | #7,559 |
| 1981 | 1,158 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 1,102 | #219 | 11 | #5,954 |
| 1979 | 991 | #230 | 5 | #10,378 |
| 1978 | 895 | #235 | 7 | #7,710 |
| 1977 | 768 | #258 | 10 | #5,935 |
| 1976 | 826 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 654 | #292 | 6 | #8,094 |
| 1974 | 631 | #292 | 11 | #5,043 |
| 1973 | 552 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 503 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 543 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 568 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 470 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 496 | #349 | 5 | #7,099 |
| 1967 | 444 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 489 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 307 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 288 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 245 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 240 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 241 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 217 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 178 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 123 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 144 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 114 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 98 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 68 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 78 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 66 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 54 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 61 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 51 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 51 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 39 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 49 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 48 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 39 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 55 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 37 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 43 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 32 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 32 | #1,144 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 33 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 36 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 40 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 34 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 33 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 24 | #1,364 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 25 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,340 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 21 | #1,606 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,853 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 18 | #1,835 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,875 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 19 | #1,795 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,748 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 17 | #1,970 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 21 | #1,702 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,154 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,011 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,622 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 16 | #1,983 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,713 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,300 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,570 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,124 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,791 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,113 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,764 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brendan reached #96 in 1999. As a girl name, it reached #4,679 in 1987. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Brendan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.