How Many People Are Named Bren?
An estimated 701 people in the United States have the first name Bren. It is used for both genders, with 76.1% male. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Bren peaked in popularity in 2008 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bren as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bren paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
701
About 1 in 488,951 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
76.1% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2008
27 births
Total Registered
729
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bren
Bren is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (76.1%) and females (23.9%). Out of 729 total births registered, 555 were male and 174 were female.
Bren as a male name
Ranked #9,079 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (16 births)
Bren as a female name
Ranked #13,885 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 1999 (12 births)
Bren: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bren span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 190 babies were registered. Bren has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bren by Decade
How has Bren tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bren by State
Bren + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bren as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bren
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bren: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bren?
We estimate approximately 701 people named Bren are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 488,951 Americans share this first name.
Is Bren a common name?
Bren is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 729 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bren most popular?
Bren reached peak popularity in 2008, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bren is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bren a male name?
Bren is predominantly male. 76.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bren Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bren Smith, Bren Johnson, Bren Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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