How Many People Are Named Brenda?
people named Brenda are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 688 people in the US has this name
Based on 610,597 babies named Brenda in Social Security records from 1897 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
24,395 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Possibly a feminine form of the Old Norse name Brandr, meaning "sword", which was brought to Britain in the Middle Ages. This name is sometimes used as a feminine form of BRENDAN.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Brenda (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Brenda alive today is about 62 years old, and 69% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 57 and 72 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Brenda first appears in the records in 1897 and was given most often in 1957, to 24,395 babies. In 2025, 139 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1897 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Brenda never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #11, in 1961, and it was in the top 100 for 39 years, 1939 to 1977. In 2025 it ranked #1,527.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,527 |
| Best rank | #11 (1961) |
| Years in the top 100 | 39 (1939 to 1977) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #18 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Brenda alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Brenda were born in California than in any other state: about 44,008 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Brenda was given 1.9 times as often in West Virginia, 1.8 times in Arkansas and 1.8 times in Kentucky.
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