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Brennan

male

Brennan.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #543 in England and Wales in 2000. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

England and Wales

FallingEngland and Wales (male) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #543 to #3451.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#543#3451
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#755
1997#694
1998#689
1999#586
2000#543
2001#544
2002#559
2003#833
2004#1077
2005#872
2006#939
2007#987
2008#1048
2009#1218
2010#1483
2011#1342
2012#1191
2013#1247
2014#2079
2015#1786
2016#1804
2017#3040
2018#2259
2019#2266
2020#2404
2021#3451
2022#3449
2023#3112
2024#2921

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

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Syllables
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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