About the name Brendan
Brendan is a boy name with Irish roots, meaning “Prince”.
It has a classic feel. In 2025, Brendan ranked #1098 for boys in the US, with 195 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 1999. Since 2000, 100% of US babies named Brendan were boys.
Etymology
From Old Welsh, meaning “prince, king”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Brendan”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #1098
- In 2015
- #387
- Babies in 2025
- 195
Popularity of Brendan, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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