Recorded 1991–1996 Girls' name Peak 1991 37 births

Brenesha — girls' name

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

1990s37
1990s
Peak decade

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

1991
Single peak year

7 babies were named Brenesha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brenesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Brenesha between 1991 and 1996, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brenesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brenesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brenesha 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 37 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.

Brenesha at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

37

Since 1991

6 years of records

Peak year

1991

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1991

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1996

Brenesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1991

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1991)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199619951994199319921991 7

Brenesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
37 births that decade — 100% of Brenesha's all-time total
1990s37

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brenesha?
37 babies have been named Brenesha since 1991. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1991 with 7 births.
When was Brenesha most popular?
Brenesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Brenesha been used?
Brenesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 6 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Brenesha?
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, 1991–1996 (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.