Recorded 1947–2006 Girls' name Peak 1954 107 births

Brendolyn — girls' name

107 babies named Brendolyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s171950s641960s212000s5
1950s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Brendolyn was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

11 babies were named Brendolyn in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brendolyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Brendolyn between 1947 and 2006, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brendolyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brendolyn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brendolyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brendolyn 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 107 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.

Brendolyn at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

107

Since 1947

60 years of records

Peak year

1954

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1947

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2006

Brendolyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1947

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1954)
11
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
4681012 20061964196119561954195219491947 7

Brendolyn by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
64 births that decade — 60% of Brendolyn's all-time total
1940s171950s641960s212000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brendolyn?
107 babies have been named Brendolyn since 1947. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1954 with 11 births.
When was Brendolyn most popular?
Brendolyn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Brendolyn been used?
Brendolyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 60 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Brendolyn?
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, 1947–2006 (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.