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Brenisha

100% girls · last recorded 2001

Brenisha has been given to about 110 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 108
Median age today32 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Brenisha per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1994 · 13
  • Born in 20250
  • All time110

How popular is Brenisha?

Its best year was 1994, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 6731st. The typical living American called Brenisha is about 32 years old today.

Names that sound like Brenisha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Denisha0.81
  2. Kenisha0.81
  3. Elisha0.72
  4. Keisha0.72
  5. Felisha0.72
  6. Trisha0.67
  7. Tanisha0.67
  8. Anisha0.67

Middle names for Brenisha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Brenisha Rose0.85
  2. Brenisha Louise0.85
  3. Brenisha June0.84
  4. Brenisha Pearl0.84
  5. Brenisha Quinn0.84
  6. Brenisha Nell0.84

Sibling names for Brenisha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Codybrother · 0.58
  2. Shelbysister · 0.56
  3. Ravensister · 0.56
  4. Tayloreither · 0.55
  5. Dariusbrother · 0.55
  6. Kaylasister · 0.54

Where Brenisha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Brenisha White0.80
    2. Brenisha Reyes0.80
    3. Brenisha Nguyen0.80
    4. Brenisha Moore0.80
    5. Brenisha Lee0.80
    6. Brenisha Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Brenisha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.