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Brennan Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Brennan?

The less frequently given name Brennan was the 662nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 242, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2009 with 1,463 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Brennan was less than 5, most recently in 1952.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Brennan occurred roughly during the years 1957-1970, 1972-1979, 1980-1991, 1992-1995, and 2004-2009, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2009-2017.

Where is the name Brennan popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

The popularity trend for Brennan has steadily decreased for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Brennan for their newborn has dropped significantly.

The name Brennan still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Brennan (Girl)Brennan (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 30 4,544 379 662
2017 43 3,553 462 585
2016 35 4,164 548 533
2015 40 3,773 687 446
2014 57 2,968 806 387
2013 66 2,658 927 344
2012 73 2,496 1,011 318
2011 87 2,173 1,177 293
2010 81 2,341 1,278 270
2009 86 2,270 1,463 242
2008 83 2,337 1,315 263
2007 100 2,037 1,207 286
2006 69 2,609 1,114 299
2005 47 3,268 1,054 312
2004 63 2,624 1,061 300
2003 41 3,476 1,126 277
2002 58 2,647 1,121 274
2001 60 2,543 1,121 274
2000 42 3,219 1,158 276
1999 58 2,475 1,106 270
1998 65 2,192 1,051 274
1997 52 2,485 967 288
1996 60 2,232 895 297
1995 62 2,159 916 288
1994 76 1,865 756 329
1993 57 2,267 663 356
1992 50 2,518 641 368
1991 53 2,390 698 346
1990 41 2,805 606 382
1989 33 3,175 445 446
1988 28 3,401 460 422
1987 34 2,855 422 428
1986 30 3,064 292 521
1985 20 3,992 253 552
1984 28 3,077 232 562
1983 25 3,251 182 634
1982 19 4,041 152 706
1981 14 4,990 139 737
1980 23 3,518 142 736
1979 16 4,434 138 736
1978 16 4,273 123 761
1977 8 6,952 108 819
1976 10 5,633 99 838
1975 11 5,193 102 823
1974 7 6,978 89 850
1973 6 7,519 69 971
1972 < 5 -- 57 1,069
1971 < 5 -- 78 920
1970 < 5 -- 73 931
1969 < 5 -- 66 944
1968 < 5 -- 58 956
1967 < 5 -- 53 994
1966 < 5 -- 53 999
1965 5 6,625 36 1,276
1964 < 5 -- 30 1,434
1963 < 5 -- 32 1,377
1962 < 5 -- 24 1,628
1961 < 5 -- 25 1,607
1960 < 5 -- 17 1,978
1959 < 5 -- 11 2,551
1958 < 5 -- 14 2,182
1957 < 5 -- 9 2,843
1956 < 5 -- 11 2,514
1955 < 5 -- 10 2,598
1954 < 5 -- 8 2,973
1953 < 5 -- 6 3,469
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.