Brenton has been given to about 15,117 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1984, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Its best year was 1984, when 806 babies were given the name, ranking 260th. The typical living American called Brenton is about 35 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.