Given name & surname
Brenan
“resembling a little raven”·“a sorrowful man; a teardrop”
Brenan is a variant of Brennan. Interpretations include “resembling a little raven” (English) and “a sorrowful man; a teardrop”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brenan is a variant of Brennan. Interpretations include “resembling a little raven” (English) and “a sorrowful man; a teardrop”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brenan is a variant of Brennan. An origin associated with Brennan is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brenan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 833
- 833 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −80%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 42 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 911 as a first name in 2020; 369 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brenan’s family of names
Brenan has a related form in Brennan. In Greek usage, Brenan as a surname is a transliteration of Μπρέναν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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