Is Brena a boy or girl name?

Brena is a girl’s name. Of the 794 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Brena

Recorded 1950–2021 · United States

Brena was most popular in 2007, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,177 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 794 people named Brena.

Brena over time

Births per year. The dot marks Brena’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Brena a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brena is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 794 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org