Given name & surname
Brennen
“resembling a little raven”·“a sorrowful man; a teardrop”
Brennen 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
Brennen 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
Brennen 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 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brennen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,217
- 9,039 boys · 178 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 464 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #4,882 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −57%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,882 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 56.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 455 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,145 as a first name in 2020; 1,152 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.
Brennen’s family of names
Brennen has a related form in Brennan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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