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Brennen

OriginIrish
Meaning"descendent of the sad one"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Brennen as a girl's name
US Rank#766

Top 1000

About Brennen

Variation of Brennan

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#2,000#4,000TOP 1000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#1,20215379.7
2015#1,26114374.6
2016#1,39112666.4
2017#1,7668747
2018#2,1486535.8
2019#1,9777441.2
2020#2,3505733
2021#2,5065330.3
2022#3,1103922.3
2023#3,4253419.9
2024#3,6063118
2025#4,8822011.7
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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#966❄️ Unique

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