Masculine dossier · first seen 1916

Brennan

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2009
Peak era
2009
Peak births
1,464
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
1916Peak 20092025
peak 2009 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Brennan

How many people are named Brennan?

An estimated 32,609 living Americans are named Brennan.

How rare is Brennan?

Brennan is uncommon among babies today, with 226 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 84.6% from its 2009 peak.

How old is the typical Brennan?

The median age of a living American named Brennan is approximately 23 years, with most bearers falling between 16 and 30 years old.

Is Brennan still popular?

Not especially. Brennan has been declining since its 2009 peak and registered 226 births in 2025.

Where is Brennan most common?

Brennan has its strongest geographic signal in Louisiana, where it appeared 4.9× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
2009
Decline from peak
84.6%
2025
226
All-time
33,258

Brennan broke out in Louisiana, Minnesota, and Utah (1987) and became over-represented in 24 states over 23 years.

Broke out: Louisiana, Minnesota, and Utah, 1987 · over-represented in 24 states over 23 years

Alabama: no breakout AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: no breakout AZ Arkansas: broke out 2006 AR California: no breakout CA Colorado: broke out 1990 CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: no breakout FL Georgia: no breakout GA Hawaii: broke out 2007 HI Idaho: no breakout ID Illinois: broke out 1990 IL Indiana: broke out 2008 IN Iowa: broke out 1994 IA Kansas: broke out 2000 KS Kentucky: broke out 1998 KY Louisiana: broke out 1987 LA Maine: no breakout ME Maryland: no breakout MD Massachusetts: broke out 2009 MA Michigan: broke out 1994 MI Minnesota: broke out 1987 MN Mississippi: broke out 1996 MS Missouri: broke out 1989 MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: broke out 2007 NE Nevada: no breakout NV New Hampshire: no breakout NH New Jersey: no breakout NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: no breakout NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: broke out 1991 OH Oklahoma: no breakout OK Oregon: broke out 1994 OR Pennsylvania: broke out 2010 PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: no breakout SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: broke out 1988 TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: broke out 1987 UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: broke out 2005 VA Washington: broke out 1988 WA West Virginia: broke out 2009 WV Wisconsin: broke out 1991 WI Wyoming: no breakout WY