Meaning of name Brendan

The name Brendan has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Brendan is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 139 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Brendan fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 5 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 212 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Brendan in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Brendan is very likely a(n) Irish variant of the name Brendon. See other suggested Irish boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Brendon.

The following names are baby names related to Brendan and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Brendan: Boys - Angus, Aydan, Daire, Girls - Brielle, Ireland, Rowena, Shayla, Tara, Both genders - Brady, Brian, Cody, Darby, Ennis, Gale

The name Brendan is a variant of Brendon. Other popular variants of the name Brendon are: Brendan, Brendano, Brenden, Brendin, Brendyn

We think the name Brendan should fall under the following style category: Celtic.

See other Celtic boy names

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Brendan to be: Rich and handsome chap

In one word, you might describe Brendan as a(n) "rich" person.

See other "rich" names for boys.