How popular is the baby name Brenlei in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Brenlei.

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Popularity of the baby name Brenlei


Posts that mention the name Brenlei

What brought the baby name Brennley back in 2017?

Singer Brennley Brown

After popping up in the U.S. baby name data several times in the early 2010s, the name Brennley both re-emerged and reached peak usage in 2017:

  • 2019: 14 baby girls named Brennley
  • 2018: 14 baby girls named Brennley
  • 2017: 56 baby girls named Brennley
  • 2016: unlisted
  • 2015: unlisted

The spelling Brenley also peaked that year, and Brenlei was a one-hit wonder in the data.

What was influencing these names?

A 14-year-old country singer named Brennley Brown.

During the first half of 2017, Brennley appeared on the 12th season of reality competition TV series The Voice. She advanced to the top 8, but was eliminated during the semifinals.

In May, three of the songs that Brennley had performed on the show made consecutive single-week appearances on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart. (The songs were “Long, Long Time” by Linda Ronstadt, “River” by Joni Mitchell, and “Anyway” by Martina McBride.)

What are your thoughts on the name Brennley?

Sources: Brennley Brown – Wikipedia, Brennley Brown – Billboard, The Voice (season 12) – Wikipedia, SSA

Image: Screenshot of The Voice

Interesting one-hit wonder names in the U.S. baby name data

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They came, they went, and they never came back!

These baby names are one-hit wonders in the U.S. baby name data. That is, they’ve only popped up once, ever, in the entire dataset of U.S. baby names (which accounts for all names given to at least 5 U.S. babies per year since 1880).

There are thousands of one-hit wonders in the dataset, but the names below have interesting stories behind their single appearance, so these are the one-hits I’m writing specific posts about. Just click on a name to read more.

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As I discover (and write about) more one-hit wonders in the data, I’ll add the names/links to this page. In the meanwhile, do you have any favorite one-hit wonder baby names?

Image: Adapted from Solitary Poppy by Andy Beecroft under CC BY-SA 2.0.

[Latest update: Apr. 2024]