Recorded 1992–2021 Girls' name Peak 1992 40 births

Brene — girls' name

40 babies named Brene in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s52010s122020s6
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Brene was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

7 babies were named Brene in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brene

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Brene between 1992 and 2021, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brene performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brene 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 40 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.

Brene at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

40

Since 1992

30 years of records

Peak year

1992

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1992

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2021

Brene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1992

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1992)
7
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2021201920172000199919971992 7

Brene by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 43% of Brene's all-time total
1990s172000s52010s122020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brene?
40 babies have been named Brene since 1992. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1992 with 7 births.
When was Brene most popular?
Brene was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Brene been used?
Brene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 30 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Brene?
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.

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, 1992–2021 (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.