Is Brenan a boy or girl name?

Brenan is a boy’s name. Of the 833 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Brenan

Recorded 1972–2021 · United States

Brenan was most popular in 2009, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,435 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 833 people named Brenan.

Brenan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Brenan’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Brenan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brenan is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 833 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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