Data through 2025

Brenda name popularity in the United States

Brenda ranked #1525 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 139 girls named Brenda.

Rank#1525

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded139

SSA

Peak year1957

24,339 recorded

Five-year change-22.8%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Brenda for boys and girls

Girls

139

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1897 to 2025

Boys

5

Share unavailable · data from 1939 to 2007

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls139#1525
2024girls212#1140
2023girls177#1292
2022girls189#1269
2021girls198#1207
2020girls180#1261
2019girls236#1069
2018girls258#1007
2017girls294#910
2016girls340#840
2015girls349#805
2014girls384#729
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls139#1525
2024girls212#1140
2023girls177#1292
2022girls189#1269
2021girls198#1207
2020girls180#1261
2019girls236#1069
2018girls258#1007
2017girls294#910
2016girls340#840
2015girls349#805
2014girls384#729
2013girls439#643
2012girls561#538
2011girls546#532
2010girls735#426
2009girls780#406
2008girls968#343
2007boys5#12367
2007girls1,232#280
2006girls1,419#240
2005boys7#9115
2005girls1,661#209
2004boys11#6520
2004girls1,660#201
2003boys7#8643
2003girls1,443#228
2002boys6#9392
2002girls1,550#213
2001boys5#10556
2001girls1,737#189
2000girls1,898#172
1999girls1,979#160
1998boys9#6314
1998girls2,133#149
1997boys11#5288
1997girls2,159#148
1996boys11#5187
1996girls2,414#131
1995boys29#2556
1995girls2,610#119
1994boys28#2618
1994girls2,655#121
1993boys35#2209
1993girls2,885#114
1992boys28#2532
1992girls2,827#119
1991boys44#1798
1991girls2,634#120
1990boys32#2214
1990girls2,633#123
1989boys44#1733
1989girls2,272#132
1988boys42#1671
1988girls2,285#123
1987boys46#1534
1987girls2,150#129
1986boys50#1403
1986girls2,241#124
1985boys36#1698
1985girls2,385#122
1984boys31#1796
1984girls2,497#112
1983boys30#1822
1983girls2,431#120
1982boys25#2111
1982girls2,517#118
1981boys30#1865
1981girls2,721#112
1980boys24#2162
1980girls2,648#115
1979boys22#2236
1979girls2,769#112
1978boys14#2929
1978girls2,873#103
1977boys17#2556
1977girls3,151#91
1976boys17#2508
1976girls3,587#77
1975boys25#1884
1975girls4,236#67
1974boys17#2358
1974girls4,830#59
1973boys21#1982
1973girls5,379#53
1972boys26#1721
1972girls6,270#44
1971boys27#1705
1971girls7,160#43
1970boys20#1989
1970girls8,336#40
1969boys35#1351
1969girls8,989#38
1968boys41#1183
1968girls9,945#34
1967boys38#1215
1967girls11,479#31
1966boys42#1149
1966girls13,294#25
1965boys56#986
1965girls15,060#23
1964boys46#1126
1964girls17,106#18
1963boys53#1037
1963girls19,611#15
1962boys65#939
1962girls21,274#12
1961boys72#901
1961girls23,781#11
1960boys63#951
1960girls23,963#13
1959boys53#1061
1959girls21,424#16
1958boys45#1148
1958girls21,337#16
1957boys56#1015
1957girls24,339#13
1956boys37#1257
1956girls19,341#19
1955boys40#1181
1955girls19,114#18
1954boys39#1200
1954girls19,609#18
1953boys49#1033
1953girls20,122#18
1952boys44#1094
1952girls21,439#15
1951boys44#1083
1951girls21,717#14
1950boys41#1105
1950girls20,799#14
1949boys43#1072
1949girls20,543#13
1948boys39#1145
1948girls17,700#17
1947boys37#1190
1947girls15,830#21
1946boys34#1196
1946girls12,690#24
1945boys27#1270
1945girls9,203#29
1944boys28#1255
1944girls8,999#30
1943boys22#1486
1943girls8,435#35
1942boys28#1316
1942girls7,241#40
1941boys32#1169
1941girls6,332#41
1940boys19#1573
1940girls5,442#42
1939boys19#1532
1939girls2,756#86
1938girls676#244
1937girls233#423
1936girls163#511
1935girls132#556
1934girls106#652
1933girls90#683
1932girls95#694
1931girls66#844
1930girls63#916
1929girls60#922
1928girls54#1015
1927girls47#1108
1926girls55#1004
1925girls58#976
1924girls44#1188
1923girls43#1174
1922girls44#1160
1921girls32#1437
1920girls32#1407
1919girls30#1423
1918girls28#1497
1917girls18#1923
1916girls23#1581
1915girls20#1672
1914girls15#1740
1913girls12#1766
1912girls17#1297
1911girls9#1656
1910girls8#1773
1908girls7#1676
1905girls8#1420
1904girls6#1659
1903girls5#1792
1901girls6#1466
1897girls7#1263

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Brenda’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-60.2%
Change since peak-99.4%