Recorded 1998–2003 Girls' name Peak 1999 38 births

Brenay — girls' name

38 babies named Brenay in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s21
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Brenay was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

11 babies were named Brenay in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brenay

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Brenay between 1998 and 2003, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brenay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brenay performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Brenay shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brenay in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 38 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brenay at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

38

Since 1998

6 years of records

Peak year

1999

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1998

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2003

Brenay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1998

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1999)
11
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4681012 20032002200019991998 6

Brenay by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
21 births that decade — 55% of Brenay's all-time total
1990s172000s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brenay?
38 babies have been named Brenay since 1998. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1999 with 11 births.
When was Brenay most popular?
Brenay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Brenay been used?
Brenay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 6 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Brenay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brenda, Breanna, Brenna, Breana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.