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Brenton
OriginEnglish
Meaning"town near the burnt land"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · boys#2096
2025 SSA
About Brenton
Name hovering near the bottom of the Top 1000 that may move higher with the fashion for two-syllable surnames. You could do worse...but you probably could also do better.
Brenton is also given to girls.
Pronounced BREN-tun.
As of October 2026, Brenton ranked #12030 in US births in 1988 SSA, peaked at #8256 in 1984.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,022 | 199 | 103.6 |
| 2015 | #1,119 | 171 | 89.2 |
| 2016 | #1,141 | 169 | 89.1 |
| 2017 | #1,186 | 157 | 84.8 |
| 2018 | #1,204 | 156 | 85.9 |
| 2019 | #1,252 | 150 | 83.6 |
| 2020 | #1,672 | 95 | 55 |
| 2021 | #1,887 | 81 | 46.3 |
| 2022 | #1,892 | 83 | 47.5 |
| 2023 | #1,682 | 101 | 59 |
| 2024 | #1,952 | 80 | 46.4 |
| 2025 | #2,096 | 70 | 41 |
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Brenton in pop culture
- Brenton 'Brent' TarletonBoy
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