Given name & surname
Brendon
“born to royalty; a prince”
In English use, Brendon is a variant of Brendan. One Irish interpretation is “born to royalty; a prince.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Brendon is a variant of Brendan. One Irish interpretation is “born to royalty; a prince.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Brendon is a variant of Brendan. An origin associated with Brendan is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1927. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brendon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20,103
- 20,081 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 868 babies
- 2025
- 48
- #2,683 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 48 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,683 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 46.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 868 in 1998. In 2025, Pennsylvania had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 17,654 as a first name in 2020; 104 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brendon’s family of names
In English usage, Brendon has a related form in Brendan.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Brendon
- Brendon UrieAmerican singer and musicianborn 1987
- Brendon HartleyNew Zealand racing driverborn 1989
- Brendon RodneyCanadian athletics competitor and sprinterborn 1992
- Brendon McCullumNew Zealand cricketerborn 1981
- Brendon SmithAustralian swimmerborn 2000
- Brendon SmallAmerican actorborn 1975
- Brendon Juliancricketerborn 1970
- Brendon Dedekindswimmerborn 1976
- Brendon ReadingAustralian athletics competitorborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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