FIRST NAME
Brenda
Brenda is the 34th most common female first name in the United States, recorded for 520,761 women and girls in the latest Census. It is also given to 639 men and boys.
AS A FEMALE NAME · #34 TODAY
1990 CENSUS
1,131,630
living · #31
2020 CENSUS
520,761
living · #34
BABIES NAMED BRENDA BY BIRTH YEAR · 1897–2025
2025139
As a female name, Brenda peaked in 1957, when 24,339 babies were named Brenda (the #13 female name that year).
SOURCE: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (US BIRTHS)
AS A MALE NAME · #7,150 TODAY
2020 CENSUS
639
living · #7,150
BABIES NAMED BRENDA BY BIRTH YEAR · 1939–2007
20075
As a male name, Brenda peaked in 1961, when 72 babies were named Brenda (the #901 male name that year).
SOURCE: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (US BIRTHS)