Brendon

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Brendon first appears in the data in 1973 and has been recorded in 16 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1984 with 162 babies (rank #74 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Brendon

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Brendon yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,561

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

162

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Brendon

Brendon Uriemulti-instrumentalist · b. 1987
Brendon HartleyFormula One driver · b. 1989

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1973	82	#97
1974	90	#96
1975	68	#100
1976	113	#93
1977	111	#93
1978	81	#98
1982	101	#91
1983	149	#80
1984	162	#74
1985	142	#78
1986	93	#94
1987	77	#96
1988	133	#84
1989	80	#96
1993	78	#99
2017	1	#1,078