Girls' name · since 1947
Brenetta
Brenetta has 275 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,657 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 275
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
275 girls have been named Brenetta since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brenetta has been recorded 275 times among girls since 1947, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1993.
- #16,657 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 275 born since 1947
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brenetta ranks #16,657 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 275 born since 1947, peaking in the 1950s.
- #16,657 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 275
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Brenetta's 275 recorded births place it above 76.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Brenetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brenetta's full recorded timeline at 1964, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brenetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1993
- Peak year (1964)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Brenetta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (109 births, 40% of the file).
1950s was Brenetta's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Brenetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
109 births
- 1960s
1960s
95 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 109 births (40% of all-time use).
Brenetta by state
Where Brenetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
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What to do with Brenetta's data
- Brenetta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Brenettas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brenetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1947–1993 (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 Brenetta 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.