Brenlee: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,656

among girls · ↑561 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Brenlee · +21% vs 2024

How common

1 in 39,202

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2017

45 babies

All-time total

714

#9,401 all-time among girls

First recorded

1997

in Social Security records

Brenlee popularity over time

714 babies have been named Brenlee since 1997, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
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1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	6	1	–	#12,295
2000s	128	13	+2033%	#5,742
2010s	361	36	+182%	#3,441
2020s (to 2025)	219	37	+1%	#3,656

Where Brenlee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	42	0.03	outside top 500
2027	42	0.03	outside top 500
2028	43	0.03	outside top 500
2029	43	0.03	outside top 500
2030	44	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Brenlee

Brenlee is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,656 in 2025 with 41 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1997, 714 American babies have been named Brenlee. Its peak came in 2017, when 45 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Brenlee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brenlee?

The median living Brenlee is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 14. An estimated 700 people named Brenlee are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Brenlee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	41	#3,656
2024	34	#4,217
2023	39	#3,848
2022	40	#3,778
2021	27	#4,860
2020	38	#3,785
2019	34	#4,181
2018	38	#3,864
2017	45	#3,441
2016	35	#4,175
2015	40	#3,782
2014	41	#3,731
2013	34	#4,261
2012	42	#3,725
2011	27	#5,089
2010	25	#5,446
2009	20	#6,604
2008	21	#6,387
2007	24	#5,742
2006	13	#8,808
2005	15	#7,570
2004	10	#10,024
2003	11	#9,147
2002	9	#10,371
2001	5	#15,732
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Brenlee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Brenlee?

The median living Brenlee is about 9 years old. Half of all living Brenlees are between 4 and 14 years old.

How many people named Brenlee are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Brenlee are alive in the United States, based on 714 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Brenlee in 2025?

Brenlee ranked #3,656 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 41 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brenlee?

714 babies have been named Brenlee in the United States since 1997, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brenlee most popular?

Brenlee peaked in 2017, when 45 newborns received the name.

Is Brenlee a boy or girl name?

Brenlee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Brenlee rising or falling?

Brenlee has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Brenlee become more popular?

Brenlee looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 44 girls named Brenlee in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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