Recorded 1949–2011 Girls' name Peak 1960 425 births

Brendalee — girls' name

425 babies named Brendalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s101950s261960s1311970s561980s871990s642000s402010s11
1960s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Brendalee was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

24 babies were named Brendalee in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brendalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 425 babies named Brendalee between 1949 and 2011, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brendalee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brendalee performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Brendalee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Brendalee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brendalee 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 425 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.

Brendalee at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

425

Since 1949

63 years of records

Peak year

1960

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1949

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2011

Brendalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1949

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1960)
24
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
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Brendalee by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
131 births that decade — 31% of Brendalee's all-time total
1940s101950s261960s1311970s561980s871990s642000s402010s11

Brendalee by state

Where Brendalee concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Brendalee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.2%
New York share of Brendalee's total US births 1.2%

5 of 425 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brendalee?
425 babies have been named Brendalee since 1949. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1960 with 24 births.
When was Brendalee most popular?
Brendalee was most popular in the 1960s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Brendalee most popular?
The top states for the name Brendalee are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Brendalee been used?
Brendalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 63 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Brendalee?
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.

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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, 1949–2011 (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.