Recorded 1920–1928 Girls' name Peak 1928 11 births

Brenice — girls' name

11 babies named Brenice in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s11
1920s
Peak decade

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

1928
Single peak year

6 babies were named Brenice in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brenice

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Brenice between 1920 and 1928, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brenice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brenice performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brenice 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 11 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.

Brenice at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

11

Since 1920

9 years of records

Peak year

1928

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1920

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1928

Brenice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1920

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1928)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 19281920 5

Brenice by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 100% of Brenice's all-time total
1920s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brenice?
11 babies have been named Brenice since 1920. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1928 with 6 births.
When was Brenice most popular?
Brenice was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Brenice been used?
Brenice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 9 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Brenice?
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, 1920–1928 (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.