Brenan

Brenan

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Brenan first appears in the data in 1972 and has been recorded in 46 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2009 with 42 babies (rank #2,850 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Brenan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Brenan 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.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

833

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1972	6	#4,497
1975	5	#5,568
1976	5	#5,699
1977	7	#4,644
1978	6	#5,136
1979	9	#4,111
1982	7	#5,084
1983	8	#4,557
1984	12	#3,488
1985	7	#5,208
1986	15	#3,148
1987	17	#2,960
1988	18	#2,978
1989	13	#4,043
1990	17	#3,482
1991	20	#3,120
1992	19	#3,347
1993	23	#2,952
1994	26	#2,775
1995	22	#3,108
1996	36	#2,258
1997	35	#2,352
1998	28	#2,863
1999	31	#2,729
2000	37	#2,533
2001	30	#2,996
2002	28	#3,194
2003	32	#2,999
2004	19	#4,441
2005	21	#4,212
2006	32	#3,313
2007	30	#3,521
2008	25	#4,051
2009	42	#2,850
2010	24	#4,118
2011	34	#3,245
2012	11	#7,128
2013	12	#6,656
2014	10	#7,623
2015	12	#6,725
2016	7	#9,815
2017	6	#10,971
2018	9	#8,254
2019	8	#9,018
2020	5	#12,292
2021	7	#9,862

Year

Babies

Rank

1972

#4,497

1975

#5,568

1976

#5,699

1977

#4,644

1978

#5,136

1979

#4,111

1982

#5,084

1983

#4,557

1984

#3,488

1985

#5,208

1986

#3,148

1987

#2,960

1988

#2,978

1989

#4,043

1990

#3,482

1991

#3,120

1992

#3,347

1993

#2,952

1994

#2,775

1995

#3,108

1996

#2,258

1997

#2,352

1998

#2,863

1999

#2,729

2000

#2,533

2001

#2,996

2002

#3,194

2003

#2,999

2004

#4,441

2005

#4,212

2006

#3,313

2007

#3,521

2008

#4,051

2009

#2,850

2010

#4,118

2011

#3,245

2012

#7,128

2013

#6,656

2014

#7,623

2015

#6,725

2016

#9,815

2017

#10,971

2018

#8,254

2019

#9,018

2020

#12,292

2021

#9,862

Numerology of Brenan

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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