Is Brendon a boy or girl name?
Brendon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 52 boys were named Brendon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 20,055 US babies named Brendon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,556
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Brendon since 1927
- 20,055
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 868 babies
Boys and girls named Brendon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 69 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 443 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,466 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 3,172 | 17 | 0.5% |
| 1990s | 6,833 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2000s | 5,660 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,016 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 321 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52 | #2,556 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 66 | #2,175 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 52 | #2,589 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 83 | #1,853 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 68 | #2,071 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 113 | #1,509 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 138 | #1,320 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 114 | #1,477 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 124 | #1,413 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 172 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 181 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 202 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 281 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 307 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 384 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 464 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 442 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 484 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 513 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 531 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 563 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 592 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 643 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 641 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 787 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 823 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 868 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 788 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 703 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 624 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 719 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 579 | #400 | 5 | #13,734 |
| 1992 | 649 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 595 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 485 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 489 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 378 | #471 | 10 | #7,185 |
| 1987 | 410 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 359 | #461 | 7 | #8,629 |
| 1985 | 319 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 300 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 240 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 251 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 218 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 208 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 203 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 149 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 189 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 173 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 184 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 123 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 111 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 105 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 105 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 124 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 112 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 118 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 62 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 32 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 25 | #1,563 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 25 | #1,585 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 18 | #1,906 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 22 | #1,714 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 21 | #1,783 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,119 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,550 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,305 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,659 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,514 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,765 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,392 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,775 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,750 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,471 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,735 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,144 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,558 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,151 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,586 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,874 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,188 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brendon reached #318 in 1998. As a girl name, it reached #7,185 in 1988. 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 Brendon
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.