Girls' name · since 1968
Brendy
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 351 babies named Brendy, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 351
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brendy sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 351 recorded since 1968.
Brendy has 351 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2024.
- #14,599 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 351 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brendy ranks #14,599 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 351 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 351
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brendy's 351 recorded births place it above 79.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Brendy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brendy's full recorded timeline at 2000, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brendy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Brendy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (134 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Brendy's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Brendy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
70 births
- 2000s
2000s
134 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 134 births (38% of all-time use).
Brendy by state
Where Brendy concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.7% |
10 of 351 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Brendy's data
- Brendy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brendys (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Brendy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1968–2024 (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 Brendy 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.