Feminine dossier · first seen 1946

Brenna

Endangered Down 91.1% from peak
Peak era
1995
Peak births
1,212
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial

Quick answers about Brenna

How many people are named Brenna?

An estimated 28,413 living Americans are named Brenna.

How rare is Brenna?

Brenna is uncommon among babies today, with 108 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 91.1% from its 1995 peak.

How old is the typical Brenna?

The median age of a living American named Brenna is approximately 27 years, with most bearers falling between 20 and 35 years old.

Is Brenna still popular?

No. Brenna is endangered as a baby name, down 91.1% from its 1995 peak with 108 births in 2025.

Where is Brenna most common?

Brenna has its strongest geographic signal in North Dakota, where it appears 5.7× more often than the national baseline.

1946Peak 19952025
peak 1995 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1995
Decline from peak
91.1%
2025
108
All-time
29,371

Brenna broke out in Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington (1993) and became over-represented in 34 states over 11 years.

Broke out: Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington, 1993 · over-represented in 34 states over 11 years

Alabama: never over-represented AL Alaska: broke out 1994 AK Arizona: broke out 1995 AZ Arkansas: broke out 1994 AR California: never over-represented CA Colorado: broke out 1993 CO Connecticut: broke out 1993 CT Delaware: broke out 2003 DE District of Columbia: never over-represented DC Florida: never over-represented FL Georgia: never over-represented GA Hawaii: broke out 1994 HI Idaho: broke out 1993 ID Illinois: never over-represented IL Indiana: broke out 1996 IN Iowa: broke out 1993 IA Kansas: broke out 1993 KS Kentucky: broke out 1998 KY Louisiana: never over-represented LA Maine: broke out 1994 ME Maryland: never over-represented MD Massachusetts: broke out 1993 MA Michigan: broke out 1995 MI Minnesota: broke out 1993 MN Mississippi: never over-represented MS Missouri: broke out 2004 MO Montana: broke out 1994 MT Nebraska: broke out 1993 NE Nevada: broke out 1993 NV New Hampshire: broke out 1994 NH New Jersey: never over-represented NJ New Mexico: broke out 1993 NM New York: never over-represented NY North Carolina: never over-represented NC North Dakota: broke out 1994 ND Ohio: broke out 2004 OH Oklahoma: broke out 1998 OK Oregon: broke out 1993 OR Pennsylvania: broke out 1998 PA Rhode Island: broke out 1994 RI South Carolina: never over-represented SC South Dakota: broke out 1995 SD Tennessee: never over-represented TN Texas: never over-represented TX Utah: broke out 1996 UT Vermont: never over-represented VT Virginia: never over-represented VA Washington: broke out 1993 WA West Virginia: broke out 1997 WV Wisconsin: broke out 1994 WI Wyoming: broke out 1994 WY