Brenton is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Brenton means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Brenton across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Brenton has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Brenton is a boy name of English origin meaning “Bryni's town”. An English place name and surname used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 15,117 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 42 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 Brenton per year, United States (1912 to 2025). United States peaked in 1984 (806/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2005 (7/yr).
Brenton has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1984, when it ranked #561 nationally (given to 806 babies that year).
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