Recorded 1987–2001 Girls' name Peak 1994 110 births

Brenisha — girls' name

110 babies named Brenisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s922000s5
1990s
Peak decade

84% of everyone ever named Brenisha was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

13 babies were named Brenisha in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brenisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Brenisha between 1987 and 2001, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brenisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brenisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Brenisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brenisha 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 110 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.

Brenisha at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

110

Since 1987

15 years of records

Peak year

1994

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1987

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2001

Brenisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1987

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1994)
13
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
468101214 2001199819961994199219901987 6

Brenisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
92 births that decade — 84% of Brenisha's all-time total
1980s131990s922000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brenisha?
110 babies have been named Brenisha since 1987. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1994 with 13 births.
When was Brenisha most popular?
Brenisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Brenisha been used?
Brenisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 15 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Brenisha?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2001 (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.