Brenda Girl
How popular is Brenda?
#1,525 girl name in 2025
139 baby girls were named Brenda in the US in 2025, making it the 1525th most popular girl name.
502,784living people named Brenda (est.)
66median age of people named Brenda
610,597babies named Brenda since 1880
1 in 23,851US babies born in 2025
Brenda popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,525 for girls (▼ 385 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 139 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-60% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #805 in 2015, #1,261 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1957 (24,339 girls) |
| Highest rank | #11 in 1961 |
| First recorded | 1897 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Brenda is most popular
Babies named Brenda per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (37 girls)
- Texas: 0.2 per 1,000 (153 girls)
- Florida: 0.2 per 1,000 (80 girls)
- California: 0.2 per 1,000 (156 girls)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (53 girls)
Brenda by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | #1,263 |
| 1900s | 32 | #1,419 |
| 1910s | 180 | #1,297 |
| 1920s | 469 | #922 |
| 1930s | 4,380 | #86 |
| 1940s | 112,415 | #13 |
| 1950s | 209,241 | #13 |
| 1960s | 164,502 | #11 |
| 1970s | 48,591 | #40 |
| 1980s | 24,147 | #112 |
| 1990s | 24,929 | #114 |
| 2000s | 14,348 | #172 |
| 2010s | 4,142 | #426 |
| 2020s | 1,095 | #1,140 |
Girl names about as popular as Brenda
Questions
- Is Brenda a boy or girl name?
- Brenda is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Brenda were girls.
- How popular is the name Brenda?
- 139 baby girls were named Brenda in the US in 2025, making it the 1525th most popular girl name.
- When was Brenda most popular?
- Brenda peaked in 1957, when 24,339 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #11 in 1961.
- How many people are named Brenda?
- 610,597 babies have been named Brenda in the US since 1880. We estimate about 502,784 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 66.
- Where is Brenda most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Brenda was most common in New Jersey, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.