Girls' name · peaked in 1995
Brenna name popularity since 1925
29,371 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Brenna. Half of them were born in 1998 or earlier, so the typical Brenna is about 28 years old in 2026. Brenna peaked in 1995 as the #235 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 29,371
- Named Brenna, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,846 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 29,371 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Colorado
- 2.20× its national share
Peak year is the year Brenna made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Brenna births per year, 1925–2025
1995 was the biggest year for Brenna both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1990 and 1995, Brenna became 2.2× more common, from 1 in 3,140 baby girls to 1 in 1,450.
- Steepest fall: Between 2015 and 2020, its share of baby girls fell by 54%, from 1 in 5,010 to 1 in 10,800.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Brenna's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Brenna.
Decade by decade
Babies named Brenna in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 39 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 254 | #1,694 |
| 1960s | 544 | #1,423 |
| 1970s | 1,647 | #757 |
| 1980s | 4,187 | #467 |
| 1990s | 9,202 | #235 |
| 2000s | 9,000 | #355 |
| 2010s | 3,784 | #792 |
| 2020–25 | 714 | #1,846 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
46.9% of babies named Brenna from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Brenna is most popular
The index compares Brenna's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Brenna.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 2.20× | 720 |
| Minnesota | 2.11× | 1,020 |
| Washington | 1.91× | 846 |
| Iowa | 1.76× | 595 |
| Arizona | 1.75× | 604 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Brenna's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Brenna.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Brenna (1995).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data