Brenner is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2008 and has grown less common since.
Brenner is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,563 for boy births in the United States (and #9,699 across all names), given to 22 babies. Brenner first appears in 1979 and peaked in 2008 (76 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,563 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,094 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,242 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,046 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,802 |
| 2020 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,722 |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,382 |
| 2018 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,615 |
| 2017 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,007 |
| 2016 | 47 | 47 | #16,685 | #2,841 |
| 2015 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,239 |
| 2014 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,990 |
| 2013 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,769 |
| 2012 | 64 | 64 | — | #2,106 |
| 2011 | 66 | 66 | — | #2,038 |
| 2010 | 57 | 57 | #17,477 | #2,408 |
| 2009 | 75 | 75 | — | #1,912 |
| 2008 | 76 | 76 | — | #1,901 |
| 2007 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,189 |
| 2006 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 39 | 39 | — | #2,757 |
| 2004 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,749 |
| 2003 | 36 | 36 | — | #2,739 |
| 2002 | 34 | 34 | — | #2,762 |
| 2001 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,434 |
| 2000 | 35 | 35 | — | #2,628 |
| 1999 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,115 |
| 1998 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,204 |
| 1997 | 27 | — | — | #2,831 |
| 1996 | 25 | — | — | #2,927 |
| 1995 | 18 | — | — | #3,570 |
| 1994 | 16 | — | — | #3,927 |
| 1993 | 18 | — | — | #3,513 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | — | #4,909 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | — | #7,377 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | — | #5,894 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | — | #6,298 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | — | #5,026 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | — | #5,209 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | — | #6,160 |