Brendan
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning prince; descendant of Brendan.
How Brendan has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #388 |
| 2016 | #450 |
| 2017 | #516 |
| 2018 | #561 |
| 2019 | #638 |
| 2020 | #722 |
| 2021 | #764 |
| 2022 | #884 |
| 2023 | #885 |
Brendan by the numbers
In 2025, 16 babies in England and Wales were named Brendan. In the US, 555 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 3,994 babies in 1999, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Brendan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Brennandescendant of Braonan, small raven500 in the US (2017)
- Brendenprince or high noble; a form of Brendan204 in the US (2017)
- Brendonprince; a masculine form of brenda114 in the US (2017)
- Brandandescendant of brandan; a form of brendan19 in the US (2017)
- Brenandescendant of Branan; from Brennan6 in the US (2017)
- Brendyn27 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Brendan
Names that are said the same way as Brendan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Brendin5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a prince or princess
Like Brendan, each of these has a prince or princess in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Amirprince or commander2,620 in the US (2017)
- Parisson of priam; the trojan prince1,149 in the US (2017)
- Princetonprince's town; place name781 in the US (2017)
- Ameercommander, prince279 in the US (2017)
- Leifheir, descendant217 in the US (2017)
- Emircommander, prince, or leader75 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Brendan
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