Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: IrishBrendan is an Irish masculine given name in the English language. It is derived from the Gaelic name Breandán, which is in turn derived from the earlier Old Irish Brénainn. The Old Welsh breenhin is the root of the name, meaning 'prince' or 'king'.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Brendan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 9 | #1,764 |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,113 |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,791 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,124 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,570 |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,300 |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,713 |
| 1919 | 16 | #1,983 |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,622 |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,011 |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,154 |
| 1923 | 21 | #1,702 |
| 1924 | 17 | #1,970 |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,748 |
| 1926 | 19 | #1,795 |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,875 |
| 1928 | 18 | #1,835 |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,853 |
| 1930 | 21 | #1,606 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,340 |
| 1932 | 25 | #1,391 |
| 1933 | 24 | #1,364 |
| 1934 | 33 | #1,151 |
| 1935 | 34 | #1,127 |
| 1936 | 40 | #990 |
| 1937 | 36 | #1,075 |
| 1938 | 33 | #1,130 |
| 1939 | 32 | #1,144 |
| 1940 | 32 | #1,185 |
| 1941 | 43 | #972 |
| 1942 | 37 | #1,121 |
| 1943 | 55 | #899 |
| 1944 | 39 | #1,055 |
| 1945 | 48 | #928 |
| 1946 | 49 | #952 |
| 1947 | 39 | #1,162 |
| 1948 | 51 | #975 |
| 1949 | 51 | #970 |
| 1950 | 61 | #880 |
| 1951 | 54 | #950 |
| 1952 | 66 | #865 |
| 1953 | 78 | #813 |
| 1954 | 68 | #894 |
| 1955 | 98 | #736 |
| 1956 | 114 | #692 |
| 1957 | 144 | #639 |
| 1958 | 123 | #685 |
| 1959 | 178 | #586 |
| 1960 | 217 | #538 |
| 1961 | 241 | #513 |
| 1962 | 240 | #510 |
| 1963 | 245 | #513 |
| 1964 | 288 | #466 |
| 1965 | 307 | #439 |
| 1966 | 489 | #339 |
| 1967 | 444 | #356 |
| 1968 | 496 | #349 |
| 1969 | 470 | #364 |
| 1970 | 568 | #336 |
| 1971 | 543 | #336 |
| 1972 | 503 | #343 |
| 1973 | 552 | #319 |
| 1974 | 631 | #292 |
| 1975 | 654 | #292 |
| 1976 | 826 | #243 |
| 1977 | 768 | #258 |
| 1978 | 895 | #235 |
| 1979 | 991 | #230 |
| 1980 | 1,102 | #219 |
| 1981 | 1,158 | #215 |
| 1982 | 1,198 | #206 |
| 1983 | 1,276 | #191 |
| 1984 | 1,332 | #188 |
| 1985 | 1,384 | #184 |
| 1986 | 1,401 | #185 |
| 1987 | 1,808 | #156 |
| 1988 | 1,796 | #153 |
| 1989 | 2,146 | #145 |
| 1990 | 1,996 | #155 |
| 1991 | 2,189 | #147 |
| 1992 | 2,298 | #145 |
| 1993 | 2,302 | #145 |
| 1994 | 2,730 | #129 |
| 1995 | 2,691 | #133 |
| 1996 | 2,812 | #132 |
| 1997 | 3,621 | #107 |
| 1998 | 3,878 | #99 |
| 1999 | 3,994 | #96 |
| 2000 | 3,657 | #101 |
| 2001 | 3,345 | #115 |
| 2002 | 3,141 | #124 |
| 2003 | 2,867 | #141 |
| 2004 | 2,719 | #150 |
| 2005 | 2,360 | #176 |
| 2006 | 2,171 | #185 |
| 2007 | 1,927 | #205 |
| 2008 | 1,887 | #207 |
| 2009 | 1,762 | #212 |
| 2010 | 1,527 | #231 |
| 2011 | 1,315 | #263 |
| 2012 | 1,149 | #301 |
| 2013 | 1,009 | #326 |
| 2014 | 922 | #352 |
| 2015 | 825 | #387 |
| 2016 | 688 | #450 |
| 2017 | 560 | #516 |
| 2018 | 490 | #562 |
| 2019 | 422 | #638 |
| 2020 | 343 | #724 |
| 2021 | 327 | #767 |
| 2022 | 269 | #881 |
| 2023 | 262 | #886 |
| 2024 | 221 | #1,009 |
