Is Bren a boy or girl name?

Bren is a unisex name. Of the 736 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 23.6% were girls and 76.4% were boys.

Bren

Recorded 1956–2025 · United States

Bren was most popular in 2008, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,811 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 736 people named Bren.

Bren over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bren’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bren a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bren is a unisex name — 23.6% of the 736 Americans given it were girls and 76.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 29% girls and 71% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org