Brenda

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Brenda is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 610,451 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 608,331 as girls and 2,120 as boys. Brenda gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1957 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 212
2023 176
2022 189
2021 198
2020 180
2019 236
2018 257
2017 294
2016 340
2015 349
2014 384
2013 439
2012 561
2011 546
2010 735
2009 780
2008 968
2007 1,236
2006 1,419
2005 1,668
2004 1,671
2003 1,449
2002 1,556
2001 1,742
2000 1,898
1999 1,979
1998 2,142
1997 2,170
1996 2,425
1995 2,639
1994 2,683
1993 2,920
1992 2,855
1991 2,678
1990 2,665
1989 2,315
1988 2,327
1987 2,196
1986 2,291
1985 2,421
1984 2,528
1983 2,461
1982 2,542
1981 2,751
1980 2,672
1979 2,791
1978 2,887
1977 3,168
1976 3,604
1975 4,263
1974 4,846
1973 5,400
1972 6,296
1971 7,189
1970 8,356
1969 9,024
1968 9,984
1967 11,516
1966 13,337
1965 15,113
1964 17,151
1963 19,661
1962 21,340
1961 23,853
1960 24,028
1959 21,476
1958 21,382
1957 24,394
1956 19,380
1955 19,155
1954 19,649
1953 20,172
1952 21,483
1951 21,761
1950 20,839
1949 20,587
1948 17,738
1947 15,867
1946 12,722
1945 9,231
1944 9,026
1943 8,458
1942 7,269
1941 6,364
1940 5,461
1939 2,775
1938 676
1937 233
1936 163
1935 132
1934 106
1933 90
1932 95
1931 66
1930 63
1929 60
1928 54
1927 47
1926 55
1925 58
1924 44
1923 43
1922 44
1921 32
1920 32
1919 30
1918 28
1917 18
1916 23
1915 20
1914 15
1913 12
1912 17
1911 9
1910 8
1908 7
1905 8
1904 6
1903 5
1901 6
1897 7