Brenham
Brenham is a city in east-central Texas, United States, and the county seat of Washington County, with a population of 17,369 according to the 2020 U.S. census.
Meaning & Origin of Brenham
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brenham is a city in east-central Texas, United States, and the county seat of Washington County, with a population of 17,369 according to the 2020 U.S. census.
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Origin & history
The Story of Brenham
Brenham first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2008, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 10 Brenhams were born — ranking #7,697 that year. As of 2026, Brenham ranks #9,864 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 68 Brenhams have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Brenham
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- Malcom Brown (born 1994), professional football player
- Timothy Brian Cole (1960–1999), The first person in Texas to receive a posthumous pardon and the first posthumous DNA Exonerated person in the United States
- Cecil Cooper (born 1949), professional baseball player
- William Ezell (1892–1963), barrelhouse pianist
- Hosea Garrett (1800–1888), clergyman, cofounder of Baylor University
- Othello Maria Harris-Jefferson (1905–1988), professor of education, Bluefield State University
- Jack Heidemann (born 1949), professional baseball player
- Don Imus (1940–2019), radio and TV personality, recording artist and author
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Names that sound like Brenham
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About the name Brenham
Brenham is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 68 births in the dataset. Brenham's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #7,697. Use the chart and map above to compare Brenham's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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