Brenner
Boy · BREN-er · Germanic
Brenner is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “burner”. In 2025 it ranked 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
What does Brenner mean?
Germanic: German occupational surname
“burner”
German surname for a charcoal burner or brandy distiller; also the Brenner Pass through the Alps.
- Say it
- BREN-er
Is Brenner a girl's or a boy's name?
Brenner is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Brenner in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Brenner, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 76 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Brenner in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Brenner in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,603 |
| 2017 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2016 | 42 | #2,837 |
| 2015 | 35 | #3,230 |
| 2014 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 2013 | 42 | #2,761 |
| 2012 | 64 | #2,103 |
| 2011 | 66 | #2,034 |
| 2010 | 52 | #2,401 |
| 2009 | 75 | #1,909 |
| 2008 | 76 | #1,899 |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2006 | 38 | #2,931 |
| 2005 | 39 | #2,748 |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,737 |
| 2003 | 36 | #2,725 |
| 2002 | 34 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 40 | #2,425 |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,616 |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,099 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,187 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,819 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
Names like Brenner
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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