Brendon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BREN-don
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,676 for boys
Brendon is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “prince”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 2,676th for boys in the US (48 babies).
What does Brendon mean?
Irish: spelling of Brendan, from Irish Breanainn
“prince”
Saint Brendan the Navigator was a 6th-century Irish abbot famed for a legendary voyage across the Atlantic.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Brendon a girl's or a boy's name?
Brendon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK and 48 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Brendon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,964th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Brendon, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 70 boys.
2025 had more boys named Brendon than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Brendon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 37 boys in the UK were given Brendon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #822, up from #1,964 for this spelling alone.
- Brendan 24
- Brendon 13
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Brendon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,403 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 21 | #1,308 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,338 |
| 2010 | 33 | #951 |
| 2009 | 29 | #1,008 |
| 2008 | 39 | #806 |
| 2007 | 41 | #753 |
| 2006 | 38 | #755 |
| 2005 | 52 | #569 |
| 2004 | 52 | #549 |
| 2003 | 53 | #508 |
| 2002 | 49 | #499 |
| 2001 | 66 | #402 |
| 2000 | 61 | #409 |
| 1999 | 70 | #371 |
| 1998 | 67 | #390 |
| 1997 | 37 | #545 |
| 1996 | 60 | #391 |
How popular is Brendon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,676th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 48 about 1 in 36,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 48 boys in the US were named Brendon, making it the 2,676th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,069th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 868 boys. It first appears in the records in 1927.
2025 had fewer boys named Brendon than any year since 1966.
Half of all the boys named Brendon in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 293 boys in the US were given Brendon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #783, up from #2,676 for this spelling alone.
Brendon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #2,676 |
| 2024 | 52 | #2,559 |
| 2023 | 66 | #2,172 |
| 2022 | 52 | #2,588 |
| 2021 | 83 | #1,852 |
| 2020 | 68 | #2,069 |
| 2019 | 113 | #1,507 |
| 2018 | 138 | #1,317 |
| 2017 | 114 | #1,478 |
| 2016 | 124 | #1,413 |
| 2015 | 172 | #1,116 |
| 2014 | 181 | #1,070 |
| 2013 | 202 | #986 |
| 2012 | 281 | #800 |
| 2011 | 307 | #737 |
| 2010 | 384 | #634 |
| 2009 | 464 | #571 |
| 2008 | 442 | #581 |
| 2007 | 484 | #530 |
| 2006 | 513 | #506 |
| 2005 | 531 | #470 |
| 2004 | 563 | #459 |
| 2003 | 592 | #430 |
| 2002 | 643 | #400 |
| 2001 | 641 | #394 |
| 2000 | 787 | #348 |
| 1999 | 823 | #330 |
| 1998 | 868 | #318 |
| 1997 | 788 | #332 |
| 1996 | 703 | #349 |
| 1995 | 624 | #379 |
| 1994 | 719 | #343 |
| 1993 | 579 | #400 |
| 1992 | 649 | #364 |
| 1991 | 595 | #380 |
| 1990 | 485 | #450 |
| 1989 | 489 | #422 |
| 1988 | 378 | #471 |
| 1987 | 410 | #435 |
| 1986 | 360 | #461 |
| 1985 | 319 | #486 |
| 1984 | 300 | #481 |
| 1983 | 240 | #542 |
| 1982 | 251 | #543 |
| 1981 | 218 | #579 |
| 1980 | 208 | #602 |
| 1979 | 203 | #601 |
| 1978 | 149 | #686 |
| 1977 | 189 | #609 |
| 1976 | 173 | #625 |
| 1975 | 184 | #594 |
| 1974 | 123 | #732 |
| 1973 | 111 | #760 |
| 1972 | 105 | #778 |
| 1971 | 104 | #789 |
| 1970 | 124 | #737 |
| 1969 | 112 | #740 |
| 1968 | 118 | #696 |
| 1967 | 62 | #915 |
| 1966 | 32 | #1,344 |
| 1965 | 25 | #1,558 |
| 1964 | 25 | #1,580 |
| 1963 | 18 | #1,901 |
| 1962 | 22 | #1,712 |
| 1961 | 21 | #1,777 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,075 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,529 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,273 |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,495 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,742 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,374 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,678 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,452 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,504 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,112 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,516 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,849 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,150 |
Names like Brendon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brogan, Brayden, Declan, Keegan, Conan, Aiden, Finn, Regan, Ronan, Brody, Conlan, Kian
Other spellings of Brendon
Names related to Brendon
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Brendon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/brendon, updated 20 October 2026.