Brennan

Where Brennan comes from

From Irish Ó Braonáin (“descendant of Braonán”), a diminutive of braon (“moisture, drop”). Alternatively, from Irish Ó Branáin (“descendant of Branán”), a diminutive of bran (“raven”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Brennan
Along the way
  1. 1916
    First appearance
    #3,897 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1982
    Brennan Heart born
    Dutch DJ and hardstyle producer
  3. 2001
    Brennan Johnson born
    Welsh-English association football player
  4. 2009
    Peak, #242
    1,464 babies named Brennan — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2015
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #444.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.
  • A male given name, variant of Brendan.
Namesakes
  • Brennan Johnson · Welsh-English association football player, born 2001
  • Brennan Heart · Dutch DJ and hardstyle producer, born 1982
  • Brennan Brown · American stage, film, and television actor, born 1968
  • Brennan Elliott · actor, born 1975
  • Brennan Mejia · actor, born 1990

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.