Total births
425
Girls' name · since 1949
Brendalee
Brendalee has 425 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 425
- total births
- 1949–2011
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
Brendalee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 425 have been recorded since 1949.
Brendalee has 425 recorded births among girls since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2011.
- 425 total births
- 1949–2011 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 31% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
425 girls have been named Brendalee since 1949, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 2011.
- 425
- total births
- 1949–2011
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
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.
Brendalee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brendalee splits its recorded history at 1983: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brendalee at a glance
Last recorded 2011Peak year
1960
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1949
Brendalee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2011
- Peak year (1960)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Brendalee by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Brendalee's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Brendalee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s
1960s
131 births
- 1970s
1970s
56 births
- 1980s
1980s
87 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 131 births (31% of all-time use).
Brendalee by state
Where Brendalee concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| 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? ▼
Since 1949, Social Security records show 425 babies named Brendalee. The most recent recorded year was 2011. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Brendalee since 1949 -- 63 years through the most recent 2011 data.
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.
What to do with Brendalee's data
- Brendalee's decade-level peak was the 1960s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Brendalees (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Brendalee
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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, 1949–2011 (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. "Brendalee: Baby Name Since 1949 - 425 Births, Peak 1960." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/brendalee. 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 Brendalee 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.