How Many People Are Named Brenita?
An estimated 46 people in the United States have the first name Brenita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Brenita peaked in popularity in 1964 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brenita 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 Brenita paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Brenita is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
46
About 1 in 7,451,181 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1964
7 births
Total Registered
55
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brenita
Brenita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 55 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Brenita as a female name
Ranked #11,585 in 1990
6 female births in 1990
Peak: 1964 (7 births)
Brenita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brenita span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 17 babies were registered. While Brenita is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Brenita by Decade
How has Brenita 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.
Brenita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brenita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brenita
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brenita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brenita?
We estimate approximately 46 people named Brenita 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 7,451,181 Americans share this first name.
Is Brenita a common name?
Brenita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 53.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 55 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brenita most popular?
Brenita reached peak popularity in 1964, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brenita is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brenita a female name?
Brenita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brenita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brenita Smith, Brenita Johnson, Brenita 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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