Brendon
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning prince; a masculine form of brenda.
Brendon by the numbers
In 2025, 13 babies in England and Wales were named Brendon. In the US, 114 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 868 babies in 1998, 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 Brendon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Brendanprince; descendant of Brendan555 in the US (2017)
- Brendenprince or high noble; a form of Brendan204 in the US (2017)
- Brentonsettlement of the Britons or on a steep hill155 in the US (2017)
- Brennondescendant of Braonán; a form of Brennan57 in the US (2017)
- Brensonson of fiery hill; a form of Brandon12 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Brendon
Names that are said the same way as Brendon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a prince or princess
Like Brendon, 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 Brendon
Nobody has voted for Brendon yet
Vote for Brendon and put it up against all the other baby names
Vote for Brendon