Is Brennen a boy or girl name?
Brennen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 31 boys were named Brennen, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.9% of the 9,196 US babies named Brennen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,606
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Brennen since 1962
- 9,196
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 464 babies
Boys and girls named Brennen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 166 | 5 | 2.9% |
| 1980s | 655 | 16 | 2.4% |
| 1990s | 2,442 | 61 | 2.4% |
| 2000s | 3,664 | 80 | 2.1% |
| 2010s | 1,835 | 16 | 0.9% |
| 2020s | 214 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31 | #3,606 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 34 | #3,425 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 39 | #3,110 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 53 | #2,506 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 57 | #2,350 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 74 | #1,977 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 65 | #2,148 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 87 | #1,766 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 126 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 143 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 153 | #1,202 | 5 | #17,005 |
| 2013 | 192 | #1,014 | 6 | #14,929 |
| 2012 | 302 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 306 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 387 | #629 | 5 | #17,476 |
| 2009 | 455 | #580 | 9 | #11,619 |
| 2008 | 375 | #650 | 8 | #12,779 |
| 2007 | 366 | #654 | 17 | #7,445 |
| 2006 | 292 | #732 | 12 | #9,388 |
| 2005 | 326 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 337 | #626 | 7 | #12,985 |
| 2003 | 400 | #560 | 6 | #14,136 |
| 2002 | 367 | #583 | 5 | #15,821 |
| 2001 | 362 | #571 | 10 | #9,472 |
| 2000 | 384 | #549 | 6 | #13,412 |
| 1999 | 341 | #574 | 7 | #11,559 |
| 1998 | 378 | #534 | 9 | #9,378 |
| 1997 | 322 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 254 | #656 | 5 | #13,819 |
| 1995 | 250 | #661 | 9 | #8,871 |
| 1994 | 242 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 185 | #771 | 5 | #13,738 |
| 1992 | 180 | #779 | 7 | #10,623 |
| 1991 | 159 | #819 | 11 | #7,495 |
| 1990 | 131 | #900 | 8 | #9,357 |
| 1989 | 135 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 123 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 93 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 60 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 54 | #1,305 | 5 | #10,860 |
| 1984 | 51 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,601 | 6 | #9,152 |
| 1982 | 45 | #1,419 | 5 | #10,678 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,351 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 36 | #1,624 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 27 | #1,947 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,581 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 26 | #1,912 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,519 | 5 | #9,447 |
| 1975 | 24 | #1,952 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,971 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,107 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,657 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,990 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 17 | #2,223 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,343 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 9 | #2,931 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,275 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,270 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,106 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,678 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brennen reached #534 in 1998. As a girl name, it reached #7,445 in 2007. 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 Brennen
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.