The baby name Brendan appears in baby name data for the United States from 1917 to 2024. It was most popular in 1999 with 4,492 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Brendan has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1919 | 7 |
| 1920 | 5 |
| 1921 | 5 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 7 |
| 1926 | 12 |
| 1927 | 6 |
| 1928 | 10 |
| 1929 | 9 |
| 1930 | 7 |
| 1931 | 6 |
| 1932 | 15 |
| 1933 | 14 |
| 1934 | 27 |
| 1935 | 25 |
| 1936 | 28 |
| 1937 | 24 |
| 1938 | 17 |
| 1939 | 20 |
| 1940 | 27 |
| 1941 | 31 |
| 1942 | 19 |
| 1943 | 36 |
| 1944 | 25 |
| 1945 | 28 |
| 1946 | 23 |
| 1947 | 26 |
| 1948 | 28 |
| 1949 | 32 |
| 1950 | 41 |
| 1951 | 23 |
| 1952 | 40 |
| 1953 | 42 |
| 1954 | 47 |
| 1955 | 79 |
| 1956 | 104 |
| 1957 | 128 |
| 1958 | 79 |
| 1959 | 132 |
| 1960 | 185 |
| 1961 | 193 |
| 1962 | 195 |
| 1963 | 188 |
| 1964 | 221 |
| 1965 | 266 |
| 1966 | 433 |
| 1967 | 418 |
| 1968 | 471 |
| 1969 | 411 |
| 1970 | 536 |
| 1971 | 484 |
| 1972 | 461 |
| 1973 | 483 |
| 1974 | 572 |
| 1975 | 632 |
| 1976 | 799 |
| 1977 | 751 |
| 1978 | 932 |
| 1979 | 1,054 |
| 1980 | 1,124 |
| 1981 | 1,083 |
| 1982 | 1,134 |
| 1983 | 1,329 |
| 1984 | 1,283 |
| 1985 | 1,141 |
| 1986 | 1,401 |
| 1987 | 1,839 |
| 1988 | 1,751 |
| 1989 | 2,209 |
| 1990 | 2,018 |
| 1991 | 2,185 |
| 1992 | 2,457 |
| 1993 | 2,465 |
| 1994 | 3,005 |
| 1995 | 2,962 |
| 1996 | 3,111 |
| 1997 | 3,932 |
| 1998 | 4,236 |
| 1999 | 4,492 |
| 2000 | 4,007 |
| 2001 | 3,646 |
| 2002 | 3,411 |
| 2003 | 3,159 |
| 2004 | 3,068 |
| 2005 | 2,751 |
| 2006 | 2,593 |
| 2007 | 2,158 |
| 2008 | 2,122 |
| 2009 | 1,990 |
| 2010 | 1,674 |
| 2011 | 1,421 |
| 2012 | 1,315 |
| 2013 | 1,138 |
| 2014 | 1,032 |
| 2015 | 1,019 |
| 2016 | 847 |
| 2017 | 633 |
| 2018 | 564 |
| 2019 | 473 |
| 2020 | 303 |
| 2021 | 318 |
| 2022 | 236 |
| 2023 | 235 |
| 2024 | 208 |