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Brenda
Pronounced /ˈbɹɛndə/
Rank in 2024
unranked
Born in 2024
0
Peak year
1961 · #907
Origin
Not recorded
Also recorded for girls:212 in 2024 (#1,138)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- No boys were recorded as Brenda in 2024; the SSA lists names only when 5 or more babies get them.
- It peaked in 1961 with 72 babies, ranked #907.
- It first shows up in the records in 1939.
- 2,120 boys have been named Brenda since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Brenda per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- 0Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 175 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 900 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen X: 443 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 541 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 61 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Possibly from Old Norse brandr (“sword”); by folk etymology seen as a feminine form of Brendan. Its use as a nickname for Queen Elizabeth II originated in Private Eye in reaction to a perceived attempt by the royals to appear less distant and upper class.
- A female given name.
- Origin
- Not recorded
- Say it
- /ˈbɹɛndə/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Brenda, CC BY-SA 4.0.