How Many People Are Named Brenda Chapman?

There are approximately 183 people named Brenda Chapman living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,872,975 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Brenda with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Chapman. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

183

1 in 1,872,975 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Brenda

Last Name

Chapman

Brenda: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Brenda. The peak year was 1957 with 24,394 births. The average person named Brenda today is 62 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Brenda

In the 2020 Census, the first name Brenda was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (64.88%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (17.08%) and Black (14.11%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Brenda in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Brenda rose or fell over time.

White

64.88%

Black

14.11%

Hispanic

17.08%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.96%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.72%

Two or More Races

2.25%

Ancestry of the Chapman Surname

The surname Chapman was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Chapman in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

76.70%

Black

14.15%

Hispanic

3.56%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.71%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.75%

Two or More Races

4.13%

How we calculated this

The first name "Brenda" has an estimated frequency of 0.130% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Chapman" appears at a rate of 41.02 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Brenda are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 183 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Brenda

Brenda Smith Brenda Johnson Brenda Williams Brenda Brown Brenda Jones Brenda Garcia Brenda Yanez

Other people with the surname Chapman

Michael Chapman James Chapman John Chapman David Chapman Robert Chapman William Chapman Eric Chapman Gary Chapman

Brenda Chapman: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Brenda Chapman?

We estimate approximately 183 people named Brenda Chapman are alive in the United States today. The first name Brenda is shared by 446,636 Americans, and the surname Chapman is shared by 140,585.

How rare is the name Brenda Chapman?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,872,975 Americans. The first name Brenda is common and the surname Chapman is common.

Is Brenda a male or female name?

Brenda is predominantly female, with 0.3% of bearers being male and 99.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1957 and the average bearer today is 62 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Brenda?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Brenda was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (64.88%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (17.08%) and Black (14.11%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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