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“Modern coinage (1970s), possibly inspired by Brennan or Brendan” — Modern coinage origin
Girl's name · #1846 in the US (2025) · 90s
Brenna's best rank, #235, came in 1995; it has stepped well back to #1846 today. Roughly 29,000 girls have been named Brenna since 1946.
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.
Among 61 notable people named Brenna:
Sports figures appear 2.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Brenna Dowell, American artistic gymnast.
Similar names: Janae · Breanna · Tianna · Kaila · Leanna · Wrenna
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