Brenna
Brenna is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Brenna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brenna is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Brenna
The earliest SSA record of Brenna as a baby girl name dates back to 1946, when 7 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 1,212 newborns named Brenna — #235 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Brennas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,435 among baby girl names with 74 births, falling sharply (-53%). In total, more than 29K Brennas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Brenna
Brenna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1946 and has accumulated 29K births in the dataset. Brenna's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #235. Use the chart and map above to compare Brenna's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.