The baby name Brenda appears in baby name data for the United States from 1916 to 2024. It was most popular in 1961 with 32,067 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Brenda has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1916 | 7 |
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1920 | 5 |
| 1921 | 12 |
| 1922 | 6 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 26 |
| 1925 | 18 |
| 1926 | 47 |
| 1928 | 35 |
| 1929 | 21 |
| 1930 | 44 |
| 1931 | 19 |
| 1932 | 63 |
| 1933 | 31 |
| 1934 | 69 |
| 1935 | 72 |
| 1936 | 147 |
| 1937 | 198 |
| 1938 | 716 |
| 1939 | 3,075 |
| 1940 | 6,757 |
| 1941 | 7,114 |
| 1941 | 15 |
| 1942 | 8,708 |
| 1942 | 15 |
| 1943 | 11,421 |
| 1944 | 10,953 |
| 1945 | 11,118 |
| 1945 | 5 |
| 1946 | 15,305 |
| 1946 | 5 |
| 1947 | 19,568 |
| 1947 | 27 |
| 1948 | 21,496 |
| 1948 | 12 |
| 1949 | 24,625 |
| 1949 | 6 |
| 1950 | 25,896 |
| 1950 | 5 |
| 1951 | 28,525 |
| 1951 | 10 |
| 1952 | 29,308 |
| 1952 | 12 |
| 1953 | 27,416 |
| 1954 | 25,193 |
| 1954 | 25 |
| 1955 | 23,887 |
| 1955 | 15 |
| 1956 | 25,453 |
| 1957 | 31,219 |
| 1958 | 27,481 |
| 1959 | 28,134 |
| 1959 | 6 |
| 1960 | 32,015 |
| 1960 | 15 |
| 1961 | 32,067 |
| 1961 | 16 |
| 1962 | 28,302 |
| 1962 | 16 |
| 1963 | 23,229 |
| 1963 | 17 |
| 1964 | 21,074 |
| 1964 | 6 |
| 1965 | 18,474 |
| 1965 | 17 |
| 1966 | 16,053 |
| 1967 | 13,935 |
| 1968 | 12,381 |
| 1968 | 10 |
| 1969 | 11,111 |
| 1969 | 6 |
| 1970 | 10,183 |
| 1971 | 8,769 |
| 1972 | 7,489 |
| 1973 | 6,326 |
| 1974 | 5,635 |
| 1975 | 4,891 |
| 1976 | 4,039 |
| 1977 | 3,623 |
| 1978 | 3,312 |
| 1979 | 3,045 |
| 1980 | 2,770 |
| 1981 | 2,714 |
| 1981 | 7 |
| 1982 | 2,356 |
| 1983 | 2,269 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1984 | 2,219 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1985 | 2,040 |
| 1985 | 7 |
| 1986 | 2,356 |
| 1986 | 18 |
| 1987 | 2,209 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1988 | 2,175 |
| 1988 | 7 |
| 1989 | 2,131 |
| 1989 | 20 |
| 1990 | 1,294 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 1,725 |
| 1992 | 1,517 |
| 1993 | 1,584 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1994 | 1,486 |
| 1995 | 1,453 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1996 | 1,720 |
| 1997 | 1,642 |
| 1998 | 1,758 |
| 1999 | 1,256 |
| 2000 | 1,214 |
| 2001 | 1,152 |
| 2002 | 1,026 |
| 2003 | 967 |
| 2004 | 1,720 |
| 2005 | 1,743 |
| 2006 | 1,297 |
| 2007 | 1,191 |
| 2008 | 895 |
| 2009 | 605 |
| 2010 | 585 |
| 2011 | 474 |
| 2012 | 538 |
| 2013 | 341 |
| 2014 | 260 |
| 2015 | 347 |
| 2016 | 291 |
| 2017 | 305 |
| 2018 | 173 |
| 2019 | 170 |
| 2020 | 146 |
| 2021 | 151 |
| 2022 | 141 |
| 2023 | 115 |
| 2024 | 213 |