Over the past 110 years, 504 boys and 605 176 girls have been named Brenda. The name Brenda ranks 3357th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Brenda in 1941. The peak of popularity of the name Brenda came in the 1940s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.