Primarily a boy's name · 94% boys
Brennan and Braonán are masculine given names, but Brennan can be a feminine given name. The given name Brennan is considered to be mainly an Irish or Gaelic name. The Gaelic personal name Braonán is derived from the Irish braon, meaning "sorrow".
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Brennan 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 5 | #3,973 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,348 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,364 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,776 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,468 |
| 1954 | 8 | #2,975 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,589 |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,515 |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,844 |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,185 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,551 |
| 1960 | 17 | #1,976 |
| 1961 | 25 | #1,605 |
| 1962 | 24 | #1,629 |
| 1963 | 32 | #1,377 |
| 1964 | 30 | #1,436 |
| 1965 | 36 | #1,276 |
| 1966 | 53 | #999 |
| 1967 | 53 | #994 |
| 1968 | 58 | #959 |
| 1969 | 66 | #945 |
| 1970 | 73 | #932 |
| 1971 | 78 | #921 |
| 1972 | 57 | #1,069 |
| 1973 | 69 | #973 |
| 1974 | 89 | #850 |
| 1975 | 102 | #823 |
| 1976 | 99 | #838 |
| 1977 | 108 | #819 |
| 1978 | 123 | #760 |
| 1979 | 136 | #741 |
| 1980 | 142 | #736 |
| 1981 | 139 | #735 |
| 1982 | 152 | #706 |
| 1983 | 182 | #634 |
| 1984 | 232 | #562 |
| 1985 | 253 | #553 |
| 1986 | 292 | #520 |
| 1987 | 422 | #428 |
| 1988 | 460 | #422 |
| 1989 | 445 | #446 |
| 1990 | 606 | #384 |
| 1991 | 698 | #346 |
| 1992 | 642 | #368 |
| 1993 | 663 | #356 |
| 1994 | 756 | #329 |
| 1995 | 916 | #288 |
| 1996 | 895 | #297 |
| 1997 | 967 | #288 |
| 1998 | 1,051 | #274 |
| 1999 | 1,106 | #270 |
| 2000 | 1,158 | #276 |
| 2001 | 1,121 | #274 |
| 2002 | 1,121 | #273 |
| 2003 | 1,127 | #276 |
| 2004 | 1,061 | #300 |
| 2005 | 1,054 | #312 |
| 2006 | 1,116 | #299 |
| 2007 | 1,207 | #286 |
| 2008 | 1,316 | #263 |
| 2009 | 1,464 | #242 |
| 2010 | 1,279 | #270 |
| 2011 | 1,177 | #293 |
| 2012 | 1,011 | #318 |
| 2013 | 927 | #345 |
| 2014 | 806 | #387 |
| 2015 | 690 | #444 |
| 2016 | 549 | #534 |
| 2017 | 464 | #585 |
| 2018 | 382 | #661 |
| 2019 | 340 | #719 |
| 2020 | 315 | #764 |
| 2021 | 265 | #872 |
| 2022 | 224 | #995 |
| 2023 | 213 | #1,023 |
| 2024 | 207 | #1,054 |
