Is Brenton a boy or girl name?
Brenton is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 80 boys were named Brenton, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 15,046 US babies named Brenton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,952
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Brenton since 1912
- 15,046
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 806 babies
Boys and girls named Brenton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 98 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 116 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 215 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 311 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 721 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,608 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 4,336 | 18 | 0.4% |
| 1990s | 3,222 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,073 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,848 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 440 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80 | #1,952 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 101 | #1,682 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 83 | #1,892 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 81 | #1,887 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 95 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 150 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 156 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 157 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 169 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 171 | #1,119 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 199 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 201 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 227 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 228 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 190 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 232 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 203 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 196 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 196 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 187 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 198 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 208 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 199 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 211 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 243 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 261 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 252 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 276 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 318 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 299 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 320 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 330 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 353 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 369 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 444 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 448 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 502 | #396 | 5 | #12,030 |
| 1987 | 503 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 601 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 603 | #328 | 6 | #9,428 |
| 1984 | 799 | #260 | 7 | #8,256 |
| 1983 | 250 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 255 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 186 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 189 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 184 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 134 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 177 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 140 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 145 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 147 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 171 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 153 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 173 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 184 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 144 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 156 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 82 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 64 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 45 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 53 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 53 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 44 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 42 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 38 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 41 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 36 | #1,278 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 36 | #1,300 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 24 | #1,613 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 21 | #1,689 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 34 | #1,293 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 32 | #1,334 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 23 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 28 | #1,411 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 36 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 40 | #1,112 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,230 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 25 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 25 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 17 | #1,686 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 16 | #1,845 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 20 | #1,592 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 16 | #1,764 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 23 | #1,405 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,802 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,910 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,218 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 17 | #1,648 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,741 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,283 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,040 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,109 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,677 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,461 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,465 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,534 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,189 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,745 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 13 | #2,325 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,243 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,868 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,653 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 14 | #2,236 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,696 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,138 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 8 | #2,986 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,125 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,073 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brenton reached #260 in 1984. As a girl name, it reached #8,256 in 1984. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Brenton
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.