Girls' name · since 1965
Brenee
Brenee has 158 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 158
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
158 girls have been named Brenee since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Brenee recorded 158 times among girls since 1965, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2009.
- #22,235 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 158 born since 1965
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brenee ranks #22,235 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 158 born since 1965, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 158
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brenee's 158 recorded births place it above 69.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brenee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brenee's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brenee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2009
- Peak year (1991)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Brenee by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (86 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Brenee's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Brenee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
86 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 86 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Brenee's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (86 total births) through the 2000s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Brenee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1965–2009 (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 Brenee 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.