Brendan Popularity by Year
Follow Brendan across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Brendan birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 195 | #1,097 | Down 88 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 222 | #1,009 | Down 122 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 262 | #887 | Down 6 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 269 | #881 | Down 116 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 327 | #765 | Down 43 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 344 | #722 | Down 85 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 422 | #637 | Down 76 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 490 | #561 | Down 44 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 560 | #517 | Down 67 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 688 | #450 | Down 63 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 826 | #387 | Down 35 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 922 | #352 | Down 26 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 1,009 | #326 | Down 25 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 1,149 | #301 | Down 38 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 1,315 | #263 | Down 32 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 1,527 | #231 | Down 19 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 1,762 | #212 | Down 5 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 1,887 | #207 | Down 2 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 8 | #12,579 | Up 431 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 1,927 | #205 | Down 20 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 2,171 | #185 | Down 9 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 2,360 | #176 | Down 26 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 7 | #13,010 | Down 6,242 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 2,719 | #150 | Down 9 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 17 | #6,768 | Up 9,016 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 2,867 | #141 | Down 17 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 5 | #15,784 | Down 6,302 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 3,141 | #124 | Down 9 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 10 | #9,482 | Up 5,870 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 3,345 | #115 | Down 14 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 5 | #15,352 | Down 6,189 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 3,657 | #101 | Down 5 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 10 | #9,163 | Down 358 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 3,995 | #96 | Up 3 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 10 | #8,805 | Down 221 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 3,879 | #99 | Up 8 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 10 | #8,584 | Down 1,301 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 3,621 | #107 | Up 24 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 12 | #7,283 | Down 1,512 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 2,817 | #131 | Up 2 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 16 | #5,771 | Up 1,743 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 2,692 | #133 | Down 4 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 11 | #7,514 | Up 608 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 2,731 | #129 | Up 16 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 10 | #8,122 | Down 3,124 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 2,302 | #145 | No rank change |
| 1993 | Girls | 19 | #4,998 | Up 2,069 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 2,299 | #145 | Up 2 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 12 | #7,067 | Up 1,434 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 2,189 | #147 | Up 8 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 1,996 | #155 | Down 10 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 9 | #8,501 | Down 2,341 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 2,146 | #145 | Up 8 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 13 | #6,160 | Down 265 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 1,796 | #153 | Up 3 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 13 | #5,895 | Down 1,235 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 1,808 | #156 | Up 29 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 17 | #4,660 | Up 64 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 1,401 | #185 | No rank change |
| 1986 | Girls | 16 | #4,724 | Up 1,307 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 1,382 | #185 | Up 3 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 11 | #6,031 | Down 1,065 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 1,332 | #188 | Up 3 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 14 | #4,966 | Up 3,081 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 1,276 | #191 | Up 15 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 7 | #8,047 | Down 578 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 1,198 | #206 | Up 9 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 8 | #7,469 | Down 1,557 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 1,157 | #215 | Up 4 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 1,102 | #219 | Up 11 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 11 | #5,912 | Up 4,298 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 991 | #230 | Up 3 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 5 | #10,210 | Down 2,561 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 895 | #233 | Up 25 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 7 | #7,649 | Down 1,761 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 768 | #258 | Down 14 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 10 | #5,888 | Up 2,096 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 825 | #244 | Up 48 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 654 | #292 | No rank change |
| 1975 | Girls | 6 | #7,984 | Down 2,973 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 631 | #292 | Up 27 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 11 | #5,011 | Up 2,005 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 552 | #319 | Up 24 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 503 | #343 | Down 7 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 543 | #336 | Down 1 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 568 | #335 | Up 29 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 470 | #364 | Down 15 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 496 | #349 | Up 7 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 5 | #7,016 | — |
| 1967 | Boys | 444 | #356 | Down 17 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 489 | #339 | Up 100 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 307 | #439 | Up 27 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 288 | #466 | Up 47 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 245 | #513 | Down 3 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 240 | #510 | Up 3 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 241 | #513 | Up 25 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 217 | #538 | Up 48 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 178 | #586 | Up 99 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 123 | #685 | Down 46 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 144 | #639 | Up 53 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 114 | #692 | Up 44 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 98 | #736 | Up 156 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 68 | #892 | Down 79 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 78 | #813 | Up 50 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 66 | #863 | Up 86 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 54 | #949 | Down 71 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 61 | #878 | Up 89 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 51 | #967 | Up 5 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 51 | #972 | Up 187 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 39 | #1,159 | Down 207 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 49 | #952 | Down 25 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 48 | #927 | Up 128 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 39 | #1,055 | Down 158 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 55 | #897 | Up 222 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 37 | #1,119 | Down 148 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 43 | #971 | Up 212 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 32 | #1,183 | Down 42 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 32 | #1,141 | Down 16 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 33 | #1,125 | Down 51 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 36 | #1,074 | Down 85 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 40 | #989 | Up 134 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 34 | #1,123 | Up 27 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 33 | #1,150 | Up 211 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 24 | #1,361 | Up 26 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 25 | #1,387 | Up 941 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 11 | #2,328 | Down 726 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 21 | #1,602 | Up 246 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 17 | #1,848 | Down 26 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 18 | #1,822 | Up 49 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 18 | #1,871 | Down 84 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 19 | #1,787 | Down 42 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 20 | #1,745 | Up 219 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 17 | #1,964 | Down 268 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 21 | #1,696 | Up 447 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 15 | #2,143 | Up 843 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 9 | #2,986 | Down 384 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 11 | #2,602 | Down 629 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 16 | #1,973 | Up 726 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 10 | #2,699 | Down 419 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 12 | #2,280 | Up 263 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 10 | #2,543 | Up 539 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 7 | #3,082 | Down 1,310 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 13 | #1,772 | Up 320 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 8 | #2,092 | Down 346 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 9 | #1,746 | — |