How Many People Are Named Brentan?
An estimated 35 people in the United States have the first name Brentan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Brentan peaked in popularity in 2002 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brentan 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 Brentan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Brentan is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
35
About 1 in 9,792,981 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2002
8 births
Total Registered
36
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brentan
Brentan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 36 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Brentan as a male name
Ranked #12,542 in 2012
5 male births in 2012
Peak: 2002 (8 births)
Brentan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brentan span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 20 babies were registered. Brentan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brentan by Decade
How has Brentan 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.
Brentan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brentan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brentan
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brentan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brentan?
We estimate approximately 35 people named Brentan 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 9,792,981 Americans share this first name.
Is Brentan a common name?
Brentan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 48.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 36 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brentan most popular?
Brentan reached peak popularity in 2002, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brentan is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brentan a male name?
Brentan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brentan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brentan Smith, Brentan Johnson, Brentan 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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