Is Brenna a boy or girl name?
Brenna is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 93 girls and 0 boys were named Brenna, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 29,263 US babies named Brenna were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,065
- Babies named Brenna since 1946
- 29,263
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 1,212 babies
Boys and girls named Brenna, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 39 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 254 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 544 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,647 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 4,187 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 9,202 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 9,000 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,784 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 606 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,065 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,091 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,757 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,410 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,449 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,309 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 232 | #1,085 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 260 | #996 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 304 | #911 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 356 | #792 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 362 | #774 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 417 | #680 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 458 | #622 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 576 | #510 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 644 | #469 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 709 | #443 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 766 | #422 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 886 | #369 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 845 | #383 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 885 | #355 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 966 | #330 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,036 | #296 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 924 | #328 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 960 | #322 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,023 | #310 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,027 | #300 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,047 | #287 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,035 | #282 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,149 | #248 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,212 | #235 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,002 | #279 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 739 | #345 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 725 | #354 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 661 | #389 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 605 | #419 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 554 | #440 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 527 | #432 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 489 | #452 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 440 | #487 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 453 | #467 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 411 | #490 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 366 | #519 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 316 | #580 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 331 | #560 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 300 | #613 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 211 | #762 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 212 | #737 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 183 | #819 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 185 | #774 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 188 | #757 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 167 | #807 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 134 | #918 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,038 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 135 | #947 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,026 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,109 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,091 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,440 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,551 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,423 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,595 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,649 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,947 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,475 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,653 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,526 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,763 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,934 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,256 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,694 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,586 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,976 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,897 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,023 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,353 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,205 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,501 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,388 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,036 |
Highest rank
Brenna has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #235 in 1995. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Brenna
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.