Total births
301
Girls' name · since 1948
Brendalyn
Brendalyn has 301 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1948 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 301
- total births
- 1948–2025
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 21%
- born in that decade
Brendalyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 301 recorded since 1948.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brendalyn has been recorded 301 times among girls since 1948, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- 301 total births
- 1948–2025 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 21% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
301 girls have been named Brendalyn since 1948, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 2025.
- 301
- total births
- 1948–2025
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 21%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
21% of everyone ever named Brendalyn was born in this single decade.
1948
Single peak year
14 babies were named Brendalyn in 1948 - its busiest year on record.
Brendalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brendalyn's full recorded timeline at 1980, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1948 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brendalyn at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1948
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1948
Brendalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (1948)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Brendalyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Brendalyn's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Brendalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s
1950s
63 births
- 1960s
1960s
49 births
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
31 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 63 births (21% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Brendalyn? ▼
301 babies have been named Brendalyn since 1948. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1948 with 14 births.
When was Brendalyn most popular? ▼
Brendalyn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Brendalyn been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Brendalyn since 1948 -- 78 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Brendalyn? ▼
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 Brendalyn's data
- Brendalyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (63 total births) through the 2020s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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 Brendalyn
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1948–2025 (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. "Brendalyn: Baby Name Since 1948 - 301 Births, Peak 1948." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/brendalyn. 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 Brendalyn 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 June 2026.