Brenna

“Modern coinage (1970s), possibly inspired by Brennan or Brendan” — Modern coinage origin

Girl's name · #1844 in the US (2025) · 90s

Brenna has appeared in US records since 1946 — best rank #235 (1995) · 29,371 babies named Brenna all-time · 1 in 14,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,800 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 15,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Brennas

Among 61 notable people named Brenna:

Athletes appear 2.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Brenna Dowell, American artistic gymnast.

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