Brennon is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Brennon means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Brennon across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Brennon has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Brennon is a boy name of Irish (Gaelic) origin meaning “variant of Brennan, descendant of Braonan”. A respelling of Brennan, from an Irish surname meaning sorrow or teardrop.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,382 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 25 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Brennon per year, United States (1958 to 2025). United States peaked in 2009 (189/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2023 (4/yr).
Brennon is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2009, when it ranked #2,306 nationally (given to 189 babies that year).
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