Brendan
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Brendan
According to Irish legend, Saint Brendan the Voyager was the first European to touch American soil, and his name has been established here for decades, peaking in the late 1990s.
Brendan first appeared on the US charts in 1941, especially popular, not surprisingly, for Irish-American boys. It is sometimes confused with the English surname name Brandon.
Notable namesakes include Irish playwright Brendan Behan and actor Brendan Fraser. Mark Wahlberg used it for his son.
Brendan is also given to girls.
Pronounced BREN-dun.
As of October 2026, Brendan ranked #12778 in US births in 2008 SSA, peaked at #4679 in 1987.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #352 | 922 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #387 | 825 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #450 | 688 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #516 | 560 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #562 | 490 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #638 | 422 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #724 | 343 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #767 | 327 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #881 | 269 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #886 | 262 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #1,009 | 221 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #1,098 | 195 |
World rankings
Brendan for boys
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Brendan on lists
Famous Brendans
- Brendan James FraserBoy
American actor
- Brendan RodgersBoy
Northern Irish footballer
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Irish actor
- Brendan Joseph HansenBoy
American Olympic swimmer
- Brendan BuckleyBoy
American drummer
- Brendan Jacob Joel FehrBoy
Canadian actor
- Brendan "Benny" LewisBoy
Irish entrepreneur and blogger
- Brendan MurrayBoy
member of Irish boyband HomeTown
- Brendan RooneyBoy
American writer and producer
- Brendan Joseph WahlbergBoy
son of American actor Mark Wahlberg
- Brendan McAvoyBoy
son of Scottish actor James McAvoy
- Brendan ColeBoy
English dancer
Brendan in pop culture
- Brendan RoweBoy
character on TV's "Charmed"
- Brendan DavenportBoy
character on Irish TV's "The Clinic"
- BrendanBoy
character in Aphmau's YouTube series
- BrendanBoy
a main character in Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
- Brendan ReynoldsBoy
character in movie "Blended"