NameTides

Brenda

Brenda was the #1,525 girls' name in the US in 2025 (139 babies), and #2,282 in Canada.

Brenda as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Brenda as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020USCanada
Brenda as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,525 (139)————#2,282 (9)—
2024#1,140 (212)#4,844 (4)—————
2023#1,292 (177)#5,688 (3)———#2,900 (6)—
2022#1,269 (189)————#2,315 (8)—
2021#1,207 (198)#5,581 (3)———#2,185 (9)—
2020#1,261 (180)#2,615 (9)———#2,591 (7)—
2019#1,069 (236)#2,869 (8)———#2,374 (8)—
2018#1,007 (258)#5,666 (3)———#1,741 (12)—
2017#910 (294)#2,925 (8)———#1,454 (16)—
2016#840 (340)#3,609 (6)———#1,690 (13)—
2015#805 (349)————#2,599 (7)—
2014#729 (384)#3,160 (7)———#2,374 (8)—
2013#643 (439)#3,536 (6)———#1,364 (17)—
2012#538 (561)#3,285 (7)———#2,013 (10)—
2011#532 (546)#5,785 (3)———#1,426 (16)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1950 at #14.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1897.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 12,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Brenda is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,800 to 1 in 14,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Brenda by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,165NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #916INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #939NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #997CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,268TXFlorida: #1,436FL
Brenda (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BrendaCanadaGirls#2,2829
BrendaEngland & WalesGirls—too few
BrendaIrelandGirls—too few
BrendaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
BrendaNSWGirls—too few
BrendaScotlandGirls—too few
BrendaUSGirls#1,525139
BrendaUSBoys—too few