Girls' name · since 1985
Brenae
Brenae has 555 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,106 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 555
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brenae is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 555 have been recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brenae has been recorded 555 times among girls since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2024.
- #11,106 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 555 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brenae ranks #11,106 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 555 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,106 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 555
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brenae's 555 recorded births place it above 84.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Brenae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brenae's full recorded timeline at 2003, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brenae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2024
- Peak year (1997)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Brenae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (212 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Brenae's strongest decade.
212 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Brenae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 53
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
212 births
- 2000s
2000s
182 births
- 2010s
2010s
93 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 212 births (38% of all-time use).
How Brenae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Brenae's total volume
Brenae by state
Where Brenae concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 31 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
31 of 555 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Brenae's data
- Brenae's decade-level peak was the 1990s (212 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brenaes (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brenae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Brenae draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.