Girls' name · since 1997
Brenlee
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 714 babies named Brenlee, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,395 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,687 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 714
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brenlee currently ranks #3687 among girls' names in America, with 714 babies recorded since 1997.
Brenlee has 714 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3687 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #9,395 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,687 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 714 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brenlee ranks #9,395 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,687 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 714 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,395 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,687 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 714
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brenlee's 714 recorded births place it above 87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Brenlee compares
714 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brenlee's all-time total is 90% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brenlee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 714 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brenlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brenlee's full recorded timeline at 2013, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brenlee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Brenlee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (361 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Brenlee's strongest decade.
361 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Brenlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 128
2000s
128 births
- 2010s
2010s
361 births
- 2020s
2020s
219 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 361 births (51% of all-time use).
How Brenlee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Brenlee's total volume
Brenlee by state
Where Brenlee concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 66 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 13 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
66 of 714 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Brenlee's data
- Brenlee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (361 total births) through the 2020s (219) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Brenlees (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brenlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Brenlee 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.