Is Brenden a boy or girl name?
Brenden is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 54 boys were named Brenden, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 25,712 US babies named Brenden were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,501
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Brenden since 1956
- 25,712
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 1,394 babies
Boys and girls named Brenden, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 279 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 573 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,864 | 9 | 0.5% |
| 1990s | 7,930 | 28 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 10,990 | 5 | 0% |
| 2010s | 3,592 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 414 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54 | #2,501 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 60 | #2,318 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 78 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 104 | #1,621 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 118 | #1,460 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 131 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 170 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 205 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 204 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 242 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 345 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 430 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 533 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 579 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 753 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 891 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 898 | #352 | 5 | #17,991 |
| 2007 | 1,004 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,011 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,002 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1,145 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1,184 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1,240 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,221 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,394 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,316 | #242 | 8 | #10,494 |
| 1998 | 1,267 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,109 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 908 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 705 | #349 | 5 | #13,707 |
| 1994 | 731 | #337 | 7 | #10,719 |
| 1993 | 571 | #405 | 8 | #9,673 |
| 1992 | 509 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 451 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 363 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 313 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 295 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 285 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 202 | #631 | 9 | #7,193 |
| 1985 | 147 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 168 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 128 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 119 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 104 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 103 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 86 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 59 | #1,150 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 72 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 71 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 66 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 45 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 51 | #1,150 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 49 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 42 | #1,293 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 32 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 43 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 64 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 40 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 50 | #1,026 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 31 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 17 | #1,977 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,550 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,523 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,386 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,095 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,060 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,304 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,046 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,998 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brenden reached #242 in 1999. As a girl name, it reached #7,193 in 1986. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Brenden
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.