Given name & surname
Brend
“a princess; wielding a sword”
Brend is a variant of Brenda. In Irish use, Brenda carries the interpretation “a princess; wielding a sword.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brend is a variant of Brenda. In Irish use, Brenda carries the interpretation “a princess; wielding a sword.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brend connects to the Brendan name family through Brenda. An origin associated with Brendan is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brend through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 56
- 0 boys · 56 girls
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1969. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1963. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 392 as a first name in 2020; 191 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brend’s family of names
Brend has a related form in Brenda. In German usage, Brend as a surname has a related form in Brändli.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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>99% girls