Brenda

Brenda

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Irish

Meaning

Brenda is a feminine given name in the English language.

From Wikipedia

Brenda first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 15 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1962 with 178 babies (rank #69 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Brenda

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Brenda yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,210

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

178

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	70	#96
1953	81	#89
1954	85	#86
1955	79	#93
1958	88	#92
1960	41	#108
1961	142	#86
1962	178	#69
1963	152	#74
1964	70	#104
1965	50	#104
1966	41	#107
1967	42	#110
1968	42	#115
1969	49	#106

Year

Babies

Rank

1952

#96

1953

#89

1954

#86

1955

#93

1958

#92

1960

#108

1961

142

#86

1962

178

#69

1963

152

#74

1964

#104

1965

#104

1966

#107

1967

#110

1968

#115

1969

#106