Brenda
4 countries#1525 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Brenda was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
610,597 births recorded 1897–2025 · currently #1525 · peaked in 1957 with 24,395 births
Most common in: California, Texas, North Carolina, Ohio, New York
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
4,255 births recorded 1953–2022 · currently #5992 · peaked in 1995 with 646 births
Most common in: Nord, La Réunion, Pas-de-Calais, Seine-Saint-Denis, Moselle
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
262 births recorded 1974–1994 · peaked in 1974 with 45 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
6 births recorded 1998–2000 · peaked in 1998 with 3 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Brenda’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #240 | — |
| 2007 | #280 | ↓40 |
| 2008 | #343 | ↓63 |
| 2009 | #406 | ↓63 |
| 2010 | #426 | ↓20 |
| 2011 | #532 | ↓106 |
| 2012 | #538 | ↓6 |
| 2013 | #643 | ↓105 |
| 2014 | #729 | ↓86 |
| 2015 | #805 | ↓76 |
| 2016 | #840 | ↓35 |
| 2017 | #910 | ↓70 |
| 2018 | #1007 | ↓97 |
| 2019 | #1069 | ↓62 |
| 2020 | #1261 | ↓192 |
| 2021 | #1207 | ↑54 |
| 2022 | #1269 | ↓62 |
| 2023 | #1292 | ↓23 |
| 2024 | #1140 | ↑152 |
| 2025 | #1525 | ↓385 |
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