Girls' name · since 1973
Brendi
118 babies named Brendi in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 118
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
118 girls have been named Brendi since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brendi has been recorded 118 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2007.
- #25,279 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 118 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brendi ranks #25,279 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 118 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 118
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brendi's 118 recorded births place it above 64.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brendi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brendi's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brendi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2007
- Peak year (1991)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Brendi by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (39 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Brendi's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Brendi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 39 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Brendi's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2000s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brendi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1973–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Brendi 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 August 2026.