Brenda
Brenda is a female given name: 100% of people named Brenda are women, and it is recorded as female in 6 of the 6 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain, Netherlands
- US births since 1880
- 2,122 male / 606,832 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Brenda
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Brenda," in English, "Guten Tag Brenda," in German. Brenda is a female given name: about 100% of people named Brenda are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Brenda,
German
Guten Tag Brenda,
French
Bonjour Brenda,
Spanish
Estimado/a Brenda:
Chinese
Brenda您好：
Japanese
Brenda様
English
Hi Brenda,
German
Hi Brenda,
French
Salut Brenda,
Spanish
Hola Brenda,
Chinese
Brenda你好：
Japanese
Brendaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Great Britain | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
2,122 male · 606,832 female · 608,954 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Brenda a male or female name?
Brenda is a female given name: 100% of people named Brenda are women, and it is recorded as female in 6 of the 6 countries covered.
How do I address Brenda in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Brenda," in English, "Guten Tag Brenda," in German. Brenda is a female given name: about 100% of people named Brenda are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Brenda a unisex name?
Brenda is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Brenda are men. Brenda leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Brenda a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/brenda (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_brenda,
title = {Is Brenda a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/brenda},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}