Brenton
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning settlement of the Britons or on a steep hill.
Babies a year
155
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Brenton by the numbers
Brenton was given to 155 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 799 babies in 1984, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Brenton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Bentonbent grass settlement or town230 in the US (2017)
- Brendonprince; a masculine form of brenda114 in the US (2017)
- Brennondescendant of Braonán; a form of Brennan57 in the US (2017)
- Brantonbran settlement or raven settlement14 in the US (2017)
- Brensonson of fiery hill; a form of Brandon12 in the US (2017)
- Brettonbritons' settlement or dweller at a breton farm12 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Brenton
Names that are said the same way as Brenton, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a mountain
Like Brenton, each of these has a mountain in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Landonlong hill; open grassy hill6,390 in the US (2017)
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
- Knoxround hill1,646 in the US (2017)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Brenton
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