Recorded 1986–2002 Girls' name Peak 1990 107 births

Brentney — girls' name

107 babies named Brentney in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s321990s702000s5
1990s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Brentney was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

15 babies were named Brentney in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brentney

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Brentney between 1986 and 2002, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brentney currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brentney performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Brentney shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brentney 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 107 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.

Brentney at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

107

Since 1986

17 years of records

Peak year

1990

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1986

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2002

Brentney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1986

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1990)
15
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
05101520 20021999199519941993199219911990198919881986 11

Brentney by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
70 births that decade — 65% of Brentney's all-time total
1980s321990s702000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brentney?
107 babies have been named Brentney since 1986. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1990 with 15 births.
When was Brentney most popular?
Brentney was most popular in the 1990s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Brentney been used?
Brentney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 17 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Brentney?
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, 1986–2002 (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.