How Many People Are Named Brenton?
An estimated 14,117 people in the United States have the first name Brenton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Brenton peaked in popularity in 1984 with 806 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brenton 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 Brenton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,117
About 1 in 24,280 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1984
806 births
Total Registered
15,046
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brenton
Brenton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 15,046 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Brenton as a male name
Ranked #1,952 in 2024
80 male births in 2024
Peak: 1984 (799 births)
Brenton as a female name
Ranked #12,030 in 1988
5 female births in 1988
Peak: 1984 (7 births)
Brenton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brenton span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 4,354 babies were registered. Brenton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brenton by Decade
How has Brenton 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.
Brenton by State
Birth registrations for Brenton span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Nevada, Rhode Island, Montana. On average, about 248 Brentons were registered per state.
Brenton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brenton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brenton
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brenton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brenton?
We estimate approximately 14,117 people named Brenton 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 24,280 Americans share this first name.
Is Brenton a common name?
Brenton is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,046 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brenton most popular?
Brenton reached peak popularity in 1984, when 806 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brenton is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brenton a male name?
Brenton is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brenton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brenton Smith, Brenton Johnson, Brenton 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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