Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Brenda (feminine) | Brenda (masculine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | #1251 | 0.010 | - | - | ||
| 2010 | #688 | 0.022 | - | - | ||
| 2000 | #227 | 0.071 | - | - | ||
| 1990 | #128 | 0.127 | - | - | ||
| 1980 | #124 | 0.131 | #1733 | 0.002 | ||
| 1970 | #60 | 0.295 | - | - | ||
| 1960 | #19 | 0.870 | #1071 | 0.003 | ||
| 1950 | #18 | 1.060 | #1121 | 0.002 | ||
| 1940 | #26 | 0.755 | #1254 | 0.002 | ||
| 1930 | #295 | 0.040 | - | - | ||
| 1920 | #1115 | 0.004 | - | - | ||
| 1910 | #1599 | 0.002 | - | - | ||
| 1900 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1890 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1880 | - | - | - | - | ||
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