Girls' name · since 1944

Brendia

155 babies named Brendia in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#22,409 of 72,339
all-time among girls
155
born since 1944
1950s
peak decade

Brendia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 155 recorded since 1944.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brendia has been recorded 155 times among girls since 1944, 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 1944 to 1963.

  • #22,409 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 155 born since 1944
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brendia ranks #22,409 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 155 born since 1944, peaking in the 1950s.

#22,409 of 72,339
all-time among girls
155
born since 1944
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Brendia's 155 recorded births place it above 68.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Brendia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Brendia's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1950 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Brendia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1963

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1950)
15
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
05101520 1944194819511954195719621963 7

Brendia by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (94 births, 61% of the file).

1950s was Brendia's strongest decade.

94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.

Brendia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 94 births (61% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brendia?
155 babies have been named Brendia since 1944. All-time, it sits at #22,409 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1950 with 15 births.
Where does Brendia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brendia ranks #22,409 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Brendia most popular?
Brendia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Brendia been used?
Brendia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 20 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Brendia?
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 Brendia's data

  • Brendia's decade-level peak was the 1950s (94 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Brendia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1944–1963 (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 Brendia 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.