How Many People Are Named Brenae?
An estimated 542 people in the United States have the first name Brenae. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Brenae peaked in popularity in 1997 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brenae as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Brenae paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
542
About 1 in 632,388 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1997
30 births
Total Registered
555
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brenae
Brenae is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 555 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Brenae as a female name
Ranked #15,642 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (30 births)
Brenae: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brenae span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 212 babies were registered. Brenae has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brenae by Decade
How has Brenae tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Brenae by State
Birth registrations for Brenae span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, Florida, California. On average, about 14 Brenaes were registered per state.
Brenae + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brenae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brenae
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brenae: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brenae?
We estimate approximately 542 people named Brenae are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 632,388 Americans share this first name.
Is Brenae a common name?
Brenae is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 555 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brenae most popular?
Brenae reached peak popularity in 1997, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brenae is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brenae a female name?
Brenae is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brenae Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brenae Smith, Brenae Johnson, Brenae Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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