female NAME · CURRENTLY #1527
Brenda
BREN-duh
“Related to Old Norse brandr, meaning “sword” or “torch”; Brenda is also used as a feminine form of Brendan.”
A familiar feminine name with multiple proposed etymologies.
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY
How Brenda has traveled through time
81905
81910
201915
321920
581925
631930
1321935
5,4611940
9,2301945
20,8401950
19,1541955
24,0261960
15,1161965
8,3561970
4,2611975
2,6721980
2,4211985
2,6651990
2,6391995
1,8982000
1,6682005
7352010
3492015
1802020
1392025
LATEST YEAR2025139 births
PEAK RANK#11in 1961
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.