Recorded 1996–1998 Girls' name Peak 1996 10 births

Breneisha — girls' name

10 babies named Breneisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s10
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Breneisha was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

5 babies were named Breneisha in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Breneisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Breneisha between 1996 and 1998, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Breneisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Breneisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Breneisha 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 10 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.

Breneisha at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

10

Since 1996

3 years of records

Peak year

1996

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1996

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1998

Breneisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1996

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1996)
5
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
5 19981996 5

Breneisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 100% of Breneisha's all-time total
1990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Breneisha?
10 babies have been named Breneisha since 1996. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1996 with 5 births.
When was Breneisha most popular?
Breneisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Breneisha been used?
Breneisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 3 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Breneisha?
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, 1996–1998 (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.