Brenna
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning dark raven; fem. of Brennan.
How Brenna has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #793 |
| 2016 | #910 |
| 2017 | #996 |
Brenna by the numbers
Brenna was given to 259 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 1,212 babies in 1995, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Brenna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Brendasword; firebrand290 in the US (2017)
- Breannanoble, high; a form of Brianna283 in the US (2017)
- Brynnahill; a form of Bryn or Brynn60 in the US (2017)
- Breenafairy palace or variant of Brenna14 in the US (2017)
- Brennahdescendant of Branan; a form of Brennan6 in the US (2017)
- Brinnanoble, strong; a form of Brian5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Brenna
Names that are said the same way as Brenna, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a bird
Like Brenna, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Avalife; bird15,914 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
- Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
- Alondralark; a form of Alondra844 in the US (2017)
- Jennasmall bird or paradise; form of Jinn804 in the US (2017)
- Ravendark-haired; from the bird name742 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Brenna, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)
- Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
- Delaneydark challenger; descendant of Dubhshláine1,270 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Brenna
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