78%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. BREHN-ə [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Possibly a variant of Brenda or a feminine form of Brennan. PopularityDetails Last ranked #916 in 1996 England and Wales Last ranked #996 in 2017 United States People think this name isRate·Details upper class natural wholesome refined strange Categories currently out of the US top 1000, rain, swords, uncertain etymology, water, wet