Brenden is a spelling variant of Brendan, the Irish name Breanainn that is usually traced to the Welsh word brenin and means "prince" or "king". Saint Brendan the Navigator, a 6th-century Irish monk, is famous for the legend of his Atlantic voyage. Brenden rode the Brendan wave of the 1990s, peaked at number 243 in 2000, left the top 1000 after 2017 and has fallen steadily to number 2891 in 2025 with 43 births.