Declining since 2000.
Popularity of Brennah since 1990
Babies named Brennah per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 191 |
| 2000s | 236 |
| 2010s | 96 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Brennah is a modern feminine spelling variant of Brenna, which itself is a feminization of the Irish surname Brennan. The name first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1990, during a period when creative respellings of established names were gaining popularity. Its peak year was 2001, but usage has been declining since around 2000, reflecting a broader trend away from such invented spellings. Despite never ranking in the top 1,000, Brennah represents a pattern of adapting Irish surname roots into distinctively feminine given names, a practice that has given rise to many similar names like Brianna and McKenna. The name is virtually unused for boys and carries a distinctly American sense of individuality.
Brennah is a modern feminine spelling variant of Brenna, which itself derives from the Irish surname Brennan (Ó Braonáin), meaning 'descendant of Braonán'. The personal name Braonán is a diminutive of 'braon', meaning 'moisture' or 'drop', but has also been interpreted as 'little raven'. The name first appeared in U.S. records in 1990 and saw a modest peak in the early 2000s.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Bren, Brennie, Anna
Sibling names for Brennah
Names that share Brennah's style, for a brother or sister.
