Breandan
Boy · BRAN-dawn · Irish
Breandan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “prince”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Breandan mean?
Irish: Irish form of Brendan
“prince”
Irish form of Brendan, the name of Saint Brendan the Navigator, a 6th-century Irish abbot celebrated for a legendary sea voyage.
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Is Breandan a girl's or a boy's name?
Breandan is a boys' name.
How popular is Breandan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 7 boys.
Breandan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Breandan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Breandan in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Breandan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
Names like Breandan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brogan Ronan Keegan Declan Conan Conlan Brayden Aiden Caelan Finn Regan Keelan
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