How Many People Are Named Brenin?
An estimated 198 people in the United States have the first name Brenin. It is predominantly male (97.5%). The average bearer is 18 years old, and Brenin peaked in popularity in 2011 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brenin 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 Brenin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
198
About 1 in 1,731,083 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.5% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2011
14 births
Total Registered
200
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brenin
Brenin is predominantly male (97.5%), though 5 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Brenin as a male name
Ranked #9,711 in 2020
7 male births in 2020
Peak: 2011 (14 births)
Brenin as a female name
Ranked #15,819 in 2002
5 female births in 2002
Peak: 2002 (5 births)
Brenin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brenin span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 84 babies were registered. Brenin has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brenin by Decade
How has Brenin 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.
Brenin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brenin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brenin
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brenin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brenin?
We estimate approximately 198 people named Brenin 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 1,731,083 Americans share this first name.
Is Brenin a common name?
Brenin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 200 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brenin most popular?
Brenin reached peak popularity in 2011, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brenin is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brenin a male name?
Brenin is predominantly male. 97.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brenin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brenin Smith, Brenin Johnson, Brenin 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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