How Many People Are Named Brendt?
An estimated 194 people in the United States have the first name Brendt. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Brendt peaked in popularity in 1988 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brendt 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 Brendt paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
194
About 1 in 1,766,775 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1988
12 births
Total Registered
207
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brendt
Brendt is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 207 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Brendt as a male name
Ranked #9,535 in 2002
6 male births in 2002
Peak: 1988 (12 births)
Brendt: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brendt span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 78 babies were registered. Brendt has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brendt by Decade
How has Brendt 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.
Brendt + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brendt as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Brendt: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brendt?
We estimate approximately 194 people named Brendt 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 1,766,775 Americans share this first name.
Is Brendt a common name?
Brendt is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 207 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brendt most popular?
Brendt reached peak popularity in 1988, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brendt is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brendt a male name?
Brendt is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brendt Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brendt Smith, Brendt Johnson, Brendt 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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