Total births
56
Girls' name · since 1957
Brend
Brend has 56 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 56
- total births
- 1957–1969
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 73%
- born in that decade
56 girls have been named Brend since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brend has been recorded 56 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1969.
- 56 total births
- 1957–1969 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 73% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
56 girls have been named Brend since 1957, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1969.
- 56
- total births
- 1957–1969
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 73%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
73% of everyone ever named Brend was born in this single decade.
1963
Single peak year
17 babies were named Brend in 1963 - its busiest year on record.
Brend's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brend splits its recorded history at 1963: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brend at a glance
Last recorded 1969Peak year
1963
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1957
Brend popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1969
- Peak year (1963)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Brend by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Brend's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Brend births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s
1960s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 41 births (73% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Brend? ▼
Brend has been given to 56 babies in the U.S. since 1957, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1969. 17 babies were born in 1963, its single highest year.
When was Brend most popular? ▼
Brend was most popular in the 1960s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Brend been used? ▼
Records for Brend go back to 1957, giving 13 years of history through 1969.
What names are similar to Brend? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Brend
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1957–1969 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Brend: Baby Name Since 1957 - 56 Births, Peak 1963." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/brend. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Brend 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 July 2026.