boy's name

Brendon

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 23,123

Scotland

#700

2010 births

Brendon is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1998, when 868 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 69,070 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1927.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Brendon over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

6,838
'20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Brendon by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 8
1930s 19
1940s 26
1950s 69
1960s 443
1970s 1,465
1980s 3,190
1990s 6,838
2000s 5,660
2010s 2,016
2020s (to 2025) 369

How popular is Brendon?

In 2025, Brendon was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Brendon is used

Scotland #700 3 in 2010
England & Wales #1,939 13 in 2025
United States #2,696 48 in 2025
Canada #3,034 6 in 2024
France #6,009 5 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Brendon

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Brendon also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Brendon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Brendon

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Brendon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Brendon

How popular is the name Brendon?

In 2025, Brendon was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Brendon a girl's or a boy's name?

Brendon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Brendon?

Brendon has 2 syllables.

When was Brendon most popular?

Brendon peaked in 1998, when 868 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Brendon a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Brendon currently ranks #1,939 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.