Given name
Brenin
“resembling a little raven”·“a sorrowful man; a teardrop”
Brenin 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
Brenin 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
Brenin 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 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brenin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 205
- 200 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,318 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −89%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,318 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 244 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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