Brendyn
Brendyn was the 9859th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1640th with 96 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,769 places. More babies were named Brendyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Brendan) prince (Welsh word, via Irish) · Irish, Welsh
- Rank in 2025
- #9,859 boys, down 3,171 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200996 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,407babies recorded
What does the name Brendyn mean?
Brendyn is a spelling of Brendan, pronounced the same way, so it shares Brendan's meaning and origin.
Brendan is the anglicized form of Irish Bréanainn (Latin Brendanus), the name of two 6th-century Irish saints, including Brendan the Navigator. DMNES and Wiktionary derive it from Old Welsh breenhin 'prince, king', borrowed into Irish, and Wiktionary traces this to Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos 'eminent one', making Brendan a distant doublet of Brian. It was popular in the US in the 1990s.
breenhin (Old Welsh, “prince, king”)*brigantīnos (Proto-Celtic, “eminent one”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Brandon, Bréanainn, Brenda, Brian.
See also: Irish names, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Brendan', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Brendan', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Brendyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,859 | 7 |
| 2020 | #6,688 | 12 |
| 2010 | #2,039 | 67 |
| 2000 | #2,225 | 44 |
| 1990 | #3,322 | 18 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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How popular is Brendyn, counting every spelling?
Brendyn is a spelling of Brendan, a name family that ranked #816 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #9,859 for Brendyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 293 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan | 195 | #1,098 | 1,275 |
| Brenden | 43 | #2,891 | 340 |
| Brendon | 48 | #2,683 | 301 |
| Brendyn | 7 | #9,859 | 53 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Brendyn?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brendyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Brendyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brendyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brendyn?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Brendyn are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 14 and 25. That makes Brendyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Brendyn: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brendyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Brendyn
What does Brendyn mean?
Brendyn is a spelling of Brendan, which means “prince (Welsh word, via Irish)” (Irish, Welsh origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Brendyn?
Brendyn was the 9859th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1640th with 96 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,769 places. More babies were named Brendyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Brendyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Brendyn in the US.