Is Brenda a boy or girl name?
Brenda is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 212 girls and 0 boys were named Brenda, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 610,451 US babies named Brenda were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,139
- Babies named Brenda since 1897
- 610,451
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 24,394 babies
Boys and girls named Brenda, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 32 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 180 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 469 | 100% |
| 1930s | 19 | 4,380 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 309 | 112,414 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 448 | 209,243 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 511 | 164,496 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 207 | 48,593 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 358 | 24,146 | 98.5% |
| 1990s | 227 | 24,929 | 99.1% |
| 2000s | 41 | 14,346 | 99.7% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,141 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 955 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 212 | #1,139 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,298 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,265 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,206 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,261 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 236 | #1,069 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 257 | #1,009 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 294 | #910 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 340 | #840 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 349 | #805 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 384 | #730 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 439 | #643 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 561 | #538 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 546 | #532 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 735 | #426 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 780 | #406 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 968 | #343 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,613 | 1,231 | #280 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,419 | #240 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,250 | 1,661 | #209 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,586 | 1,660 | #201 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,775 | 1,442 | #228 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,534 | 1,550 | #213 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,777 | 1,737 | #189 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,898 | #172 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,979 | #160 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,382 | 2,133 | #149 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,319 | 2,159 | #148 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,224 | 2,414 | #131 |
| 1995 | 29 | #2,561 | 2,610 | #119 |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,628 | 2,655 | #121 |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,218 | 2,885 | #114 |
| 1992 | 28 | #2,542 | 2,827 | #119 |
| 1991 | 44 | #1,801 | 2,634 | #120 |
| 1990 | 32 | #2,220 | 2,633 | #123 |
| 1989 | 44 | #1,736 | 2,271 | #132 |
| 1988 | 42 | #1,672 | 2,285 | #123 |
| 1987 | 46 | #1,539 | 2,150 | #129 |
| 1986 | 50 | #1,402 | 2,241 | #124 |
| 1985 | 36 | #1,702 | 2,385 | #122 |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,800 | 2,497 | #112 |
| 1983 | 30 | #1,828 | 2,431 | #120 |
| 1982 | 25 | #2,118 | 2,517 | #118 |
| 1981 | 30 | #1,866 | 2,721 | #112 |
| 1980 | 24 | #2,165 | 2,648 | #115 |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,244 | 2,769 | #112 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,948 | 2,873 | #103 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,569 | 3,151 | #91 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,518 | 3,587 | #77 |
| 1975 | 25 | #1,893 | 4,238 | #67 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,368 | 4,829 | #59 |
| 1973 | 21 | #1,988 | 5,379 | #53 |
| 1972 | 26 | #1,731 | 6,270 | #44 |
| 1971 | 28 | #1,674 | 7,161 | #43 |
| 1970 | 20 | #1,996 | 8,336 | #40 |
| 1969 | 35 | #1,354 | 8,989 | #38 |
| 1968 | 41 | #1,189 | 9,943 | #34 |
| 1967 | 38 | #1,219 | 11,478 | #31 |
| 1966 | 42 | #1,152 | 13,295 | #25 |
| 1965 | 56 | #986 | 15,057 | #23 |
| 1964 | 46 | #1,129 | 17,105 | #18 |
| 1963 | 53 | #1,038 | 19,608 | #15 |
| 1962 | 65 | #937 | 21,275 | #12 |
| 1961 | 72 | #901 | 23,781 | #11 |
| 1960 | 63 | #954 | 23,965 | #13 |
| 1959 | 53 | #1,061 | 21,423 | #16 |
| 1958 | 45 | #1,149 | 21,337 | #16 |
| 1957 | 56 | #1,015 | 24,338 | #13 |
| 1956 | 37 | #1,260 | 19,343 | #19 |
| 1955 | 40 | #1,184 | 19,115 | #18 |
| 1954 | 39 | #1,203 | 19,610 | #18 |
| 1953 | 49 | #1,035 | 20,123 | #18 |
| 1952 | 44 | #1,096 | 21,439 | #15 |
| 1951 | 44 | #1,083 | 21,717 | #14 |
| 1950 | 41 | #1,105 | 20,798 | #14 |
| 1949 | 43 | #1,072 | 20,544 | #13 |
| 1948 | 39 | #1,146 | 17,699 | #17 |
| 1947 | 37 | #1,190 | 15,830 | #21 |
| 1946 | 34 | #1,198 | 12,688 | #24 |
| 1945 | 27 | #1,271 | 9,204 | #29 |
| 1944 | 28 | #1,256 | 8,998 | #30 |
| 1943 | 22 | #1,489 | 8,436 | #35 |
| 1942 | 28 | #1,317 | 7,241 | #40 |
| 1941 | 32 | #1,170 | 6,332 | #41 |
| 1940 | 19 | #1,579 | 5,442 | #42 |
| 1939 | 19 | #1,537 | 2,756 | #86 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 676 | #244 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 233 | #423 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 163 | #511 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 132 | #556 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 106 | #652 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 90 | #683 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 95 | #695 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 66 | #845 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 63 | #917 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 60 | #922 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,016 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,109 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,006 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 58 | #977 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,189 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,179 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,161 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,443 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,411 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,427 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,499 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,932 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,590 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,686 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,748 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,784 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,308 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,677 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,792 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,698 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,435 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,684 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,827 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,504 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,278 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brenda reached #901 in 1961. As a girl name, it reached #11 in 1961. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Brenda
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.