Recorded 1950–1990 Girls' name Peak 1964 55 births

Brenita — girls' name

55 babies named Brenita in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s171970s111980s111990s6
1960s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Brenita was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

7 babies were named Brenita in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brenita

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Brenita between 1950 and 1990, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brenita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brenita performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Brenita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brenita 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 55 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.

Brenita at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

55

Since 1950

41 years of records

Peak year

1964

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1950

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1990

Brenita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1950

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1964)
7
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Brenita by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
17 births that decade — 31% of Brenita's all-time total
1950s101960s171970s111980s111990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brenita?
55 babies have been named Brenita since 1950. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1964 with 7 births.
When was Brenita most popular?
Brenita was most popular in the 1960s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Brenita been used?
Brenita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 41 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Brenita?
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, 1950–1990 (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.