Brenan
- Gender
- Boy
Brenan is a boys' name, meaning “descendant of Braonán”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Brenan mean?
Spelling of Brennan
“descendant of Braonán”
A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.
Meaning borrowed from Brennan. From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Brenan a girl's or a boy's name?
Brenan is a boys' name.
How popular is Brenan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Brenan in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Brenan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,234 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,098 |
| 2009 | 42 | #2,846 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,041 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,304 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,193 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 32 | #2,989 |
| 2002 | 28 | #3,184 |
| 2001 | 30 | #2,983 |
| 2000 | 37 | #2,520 |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,718 |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,848 |
| 1997 | 35 | #2,344 |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,249 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,761 |
| 1993 | 23 | #2,937 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,331 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,099 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,461 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,956 |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,938 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,128 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
Names like Brenan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan Brayden Declan Braden Brody Kenan Finnegan Brogan Kayden Aiden Ronan Teagan
Names related to Brenan
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Brenan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/brenan, updated 20 October 2026.