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 1991 and has been recorded in 33 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1995 with 126 babies (rank #244 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

1,268

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

126

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	80	#355
1992	75	#378
1993	105	#280
1994	97	#269
1995	126	#244
1996	126	#235
1997	85	#322
1998	75	#359
1999	72	#382
2000	54	#456
2001	52	#476
2002	35	#671
2003	28	#800
2004	23	#942
2005	21	#1,042
2006	16	#1,325
2007	20	#1,153
2008	19	#1,235
2009	10	#1,994
2010	19	#1,271
2011	15	#1,491
2012	11	#1,883
2013	12	#1,781
2014	10	#2,018
2015	7	#2,582
2016	13	#1,654
2017	15	#1,527
2018	13	#1,653
2019	6	#3,033
2020	7	#2,685
2021	6	#3,017
2022	7	#2,638
2023	8	#2,480

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

#355

1992

#378

1993

105

#280

1994

#269

1995

126

#244

1996

126

#235

1997

#322

1998

#359

1999

#382

2000

#456

2001

#476

2002

#671

2003

#800

2004

#942

2005

#1,042

2006

#1,325

2007

#1,153

2008

#1,235

2009

#1,994

2010

#1,271

2011

#1,491

2012

#1,883

2013

#1,781

2014

#2,018

2015

#2,582

2016

#1,654

2017

#1,527

2018

#1,653

2019

#3,033

2020

#2,685

2021

#3,017

2022

#2,638

2023

#2,480

Meaning

Numerology of Brenda

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Brenda

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Year-by-Year Detail