The baby name Brendon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BREN-dən (IPA: /ˈbrɛndən/).
Brendon is Irish in Origin.
The baby name Brendon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BREN-dən (IPA: /ˈbrɛndən/).
Brendon is Irish in Origin.
Brendon is a modern English given name, chiefly a respelling of Irish Brendan and often conflated with the English surname/place-name Brandon. Via Brendan, it goes back to Irish Gaelic Breandán/Bréanainn (Latin Brendanus), probably borrowed from Old Welsh brenin “prince.” Through the Brandon route it carries an Old English toponymic sense, from brom “broom, gorse” + dún “hill,” yielding “broom-covered hill.” Both etymologies inform contemporary usage.
The name owed early prominence to the cult of 6th‑century Saint Brendan the Navigator, then resurfaced in the wider Anglophone world in the 19th century. The Brendon spelling rose sharply from the 1970s to the 1990s in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, tracking the popularity of Brendan/Brandon. Common variants and spellings include Brendan, Brenden, Brendyn, and Brandon; short forms include Bren. As a surname, Brendon also exists from English place-names.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| AL | 0 | #74 | 3 | 2,372 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #135 | 3 | 1,769 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #147 | 28 | 3,954 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #148 | 7 | 4,685 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 2,277 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #173 | 7 | 4,064 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #176 | 2 | 2,769 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #181 | 2 | 1,509 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #181 | 29 | 3,402 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #218 | 18 | 6,830 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #251 | 6 | 7,111 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #256 | 43 | 5,122 |
| SG | 0 | #257 | 13 | 11,010 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| ZA | 0 | #280 | 168 | 14,421 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #285 | 9 | 6,876 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #301 | 6 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #308 | 12 | 9,639 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #316 | 1,945 | 25,619 |
| MY | 0 | #319 | 12 | 12,352 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #338 | 20 | 8,477 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| BR | 0 | #353 | 8 | 5,969 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #372 | 12 | 11,440 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #384 | 4 | 2,865 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #410 | 4 | 5,922 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #475 | 13 | 10,188 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #507 | 21 | 12,905 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #521 | 6 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #567 | 10 | 10,045 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #567 | 190 | 12,213 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #569 | 7 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #579 | 9 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #592 | 106 | 17,960 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #676 | 7 | 3,552 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #704 | 11 | 4,183 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #841 | 52 | 7,044 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #912 | 7 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #919 | 33 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #923 | 30 | 5,697 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #972 | 140 | 25,439 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #982 | 20 | 16,750 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #997 | 5 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,069 | 411 | 10,046 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,079 | 14 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,117 | 25 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,435 | 12 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Brendon is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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