Recorded 1965–2009 Girls' name Peak 1991 158 births

Brenee — girls' name

158 babies named Brenee in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101980s251990s862000s37
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Brenee was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

13 babies were named Brenee in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brenee

The Social Security Administration has registered 158 babies named Brenee between 1965 and 2009, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brenee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brenee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brenee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brenee 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 158 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.

Brenee at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

158

Since 1965

45 years of records

Peak year

1991

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1965

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2009

Brenee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1965

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1991)
13
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
468101214 20092004199819951992198919841965 5

Brenee by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
86 births that decade — 54% of Brenee's all-time total
1960s101980s251990s862000s37

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brenee?
158 babies have been named Brenee since 1965. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1991 with 13 births.
When was Brenee most popular?
Brenee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Brenee been used?
Brenee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 45 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Brenee?
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, 1965–2009 (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.