Brendan

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Irish

Meaning

Brendan is an Irish masculine given name in the English language. It is derived from the Gaelic name Breandรกn, which is in turn derived from the earlier Old Irish Brรฉnainn. The Old Welsh breenhin is the root of the name, meaning 'prince' or 'king'.

From Wikipedia

Brendan first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 566 babies (rank #68 that year). In 2024 it was given to 17 boys (rank #1,347). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Brendan

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

7,836
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
566
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1991532#83
1992564#85
1993544#83
1994459#82
1995463#87
1996436#85
1997526#73
1998566#68
1999486#74
2000412#83
2001348#95
2002330#98
2003266#119
2004261#121
2005204#150
2006159#194
2007177#182
2008133#240
2009117#269
2010126#253
2011115#278
201272#403
201382#363
201477#386
201580#387
201658#498
201748#566
201835#726
201937#692
202043#605
202124#996
202224#994
202315#1,381
202417#1,347