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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 216 babies (rank #161 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

2,650
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
216
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
1996192#174
1997216#161
1998216#157
1999196#173
2000214#166
2001177#192
2002173#199
2003149#222
2004130#254
2005114#284
2006122#291
2007125#302
200888#423
2009107#362
201087#434
201178#474
201280#480
201358#597
201452#652
201544#742
201632#934