Drenda
Feminine
Drenda rhymes with Brenda and Glenda and differs from each by a single letter. It is two syllables, firm at the start and soft at the end.
How old is the name Drenda?
Drenda first appears in US birth records in 1942 — 83 years ago. The typical Drenda alive today was born around 1957, making them about 68 years old. About 500 people named Drenda are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Drenda most popular?
Drenda peaked in 1944, reaching #1104 nationally. See the whole 1944 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Drenda
Brenda became popular in America, and around it grew a small family of names made by changing the first sound: Glenda, Lenda, Rhenda and Drenda. It is one of the oldest ways of making a name, the same one that turned Robert into Bob and Dob. Drenda takes the rhythm of Brenda and gives it a harder, brighter start, and it is complete in itself.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records a meaning for Drenda. It appears to be a new first letter on the -enda of Brenda and Glenda, and nothing more is recorded.
Pronouncing Drenda
DREN-duh
Two syllables, stressed on the first.
Nicknames for Drenda
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1942
- Most girls named
- 194450 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1104reached in 1944
- Change vs 1975
- −16.7%5 in 1990, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Drendas among us
people named Drenda are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Drenda sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It rhymes with a familiar name, so it is easy to say once heard.
- It is almost certainly unique among the people she will meet.
- People will hear Brenda and correct it.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Drendas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Drenda are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Drenda in 2025?
- Drenda is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
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- Drenda will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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