Brenn
Brenn, a Scots word for burn, is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:Bruce Brenn, American businessman Brenn Hill, American singer-songwriter Malin Brenn, Norwegian footballer
Meaning & Origin of Brenn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brenn, a Scots word for burn, is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:Bruce Brenn, American businessman Brenn Hill, American singer-songwriter Malin Brenn, Norwegian footballer
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The Story of Brenn
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Brenn as a girl name dates back to 1989, when 6 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Brenn — #11,223 in the national rankings. About 32% of every Brenn on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Brenn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 78 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Brenn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2019: 7 births, good for #9,752 nationwide. About 42% of every Brenn on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Brenn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 76 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Brenn
Brenn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 78 births in the dataset. Brenn's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #11,223. Use the chart and map above to compare Brenn'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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