Girls' name · since 1942
Drenda
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 565 babies named Drenda, peaking in 1944. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 565
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
565 girls have been named Drenda since 1942, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Drenda has 565 recorded births among girls since 1942, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1990.
- #10,973 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 565 born since 1942
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drenda ranks #10,973 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 565 born since 1942, peaking in the 1960s.
- #10,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 565
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Drenda's 565 recorded births place it above 84.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Drenda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Drenda's full recorded timeline at 1960, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1944 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Drenda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1990
- Peak year (1944)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Drenda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (179 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Drenda's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Drenda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
177 births
- 1950s
1950s
158 births
- 1960s
1960s
179 births
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 179 births (32% of all-time use).
How Drenda 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 Drenda's total volume
Drenda by state
Where Drenda concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 41 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
41 of 565 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Drenda's data
- Drenda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (179 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Drendas (41 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 Drenda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1944)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1942–1990 (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 Drenda 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.