Brenner
Brenner was the 4563rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1901st with 76 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,324 places. More babies were named Brenner in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,563 boys, up 159 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200876 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,232babies recorded
Brenner popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 2010.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,563 | 22 |
| 2020 | #4,722 | 20 |
| 2010 | #2,408 | 52 |
| 2000 | #2,628 | 35 |
| 1990 | #5,894 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Brenner, counting every spelling?
Brenner has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Brenner?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brenner (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Brenner 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 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brenner.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brenner?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Brenner are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 12 and 24. That makes Brenner 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 Brenner: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brenner, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Brenner
How popular is the name Brenner?
Brenner was the 4563rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1901st with 76 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,324 places. More babies were named Brenner in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Brenner a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Brenner in the US.