How popular is the name Brenda?

Brenda ranks 54th among girls' names in US records, with 610,592 births since 1897. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,431.

Is Brenda a unisex name?

No. Brenda is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1957, when 24,338 children were given the name. It has been in use for 128 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#54 of girl names

Pronounced B R EH1 N D AH0 (ARPABET)

Brenda is a girls' name, and first appears in 1897. It has been given to 610,592 children — the 54th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 72% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1957, when 24,338 children were given it.

1957Girls: 24,338Boys: 56

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Brenda?: Brenda ranks 54th among girls' names in US records, with 610,592 births since 1897. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,431.
Is Brenda a unisex name?: No. Brenda is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Brenda most popular?: 1957, when 24,338 children were given the name. It has been in use for 128 years and is still recorded as of 2024.