Is Brenner a boy or girl name?

Brenner is a boy’s name. Of the 1,232 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.8% were girls and 99.2% were boys.

Brenner

Recorded 1979–2025 · United States

Brenner was most popular in 2008, when 76 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,321 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,648, with 22 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,232 people named Brenner.

Brenner over time

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

Is Brenner a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brenner is a boy’s name — 0.8% of the 1,232 Americans given it were girls and 99.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% 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