Total births
23
Girls' name · since 1958
Brenette
23 babies named Brenette in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 23
- total births
- 1958–1963
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 74%
- born in that decade
Brenette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 23 recorded since 1958.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brenette has been recorded 23 times among girls since 1958, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1963.
- 23 total births
- 1958–1963 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 74% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
23 girls have been named Brenette since 1958, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1963.
- 23
- total births
- 1958–1963
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 74%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
74% of everyone ever named Brenette was born in this single decade.
1963
Single peak year
7 babies were named Brenette in 1963 - its busiest year on record.
Brenette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brenette's full recorded timeline at 1962, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brenette at a glance
Last recorded 1963Peak year
1963
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1958
Brenette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1963
- Peak year (1963)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Brenette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Brenette's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Brenette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17 births (74% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Brenette? ▼
Brenette has been given to 23 babies in the U.S. since 1958, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1963. 7 babies were born in 1963, its single highest year.
When was Brenette most popular? ▼
Brenette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Brenette been used? ▼
Records for Brenette go back to 1958, giving 6 years of history through 1963.
What names are similar to Brenette? ▼
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.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1958–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Brenette: Baby Name Since 1958 - 23 Births, Peak 1963." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/brenette. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Brenette 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 July 2026.