Brenda Bakke
There are approximately 5 people named Brenda Bakke living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Brenda with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bakke. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
5
1 in 68,550,868
Named Brenda
447K
Alive today
Named Bakke
4.1K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 447K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1957
Average age: 62
Estimated bearers: 4.1K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #9,257
Per 100K: 1.19
Top ancestry: White (95.1%)
First name trend
Brenda: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Brenda. The peak year was 1957 with 24,394 births. The average person named Brenda today is 62 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Bakke surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Bakke, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 95.1%.
- White95.1%
- Hispanic or Latino1.9%
- Two or more races1.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
- Black or African American0.4%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Brenda has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1303% of the US population, based on 446,636 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Bakke appears at a rate of 1.19 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0012%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 5 people with the full name Brenda Bakke. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Brenda
FAQ
Brenda Bakke: questions and answers
How many people are named Brenda Bakke?
We estimate approximately 5 people in the United States share the full name Brenda Bakke. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1303%) with the surname frequency (1.19 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Brenda Bakke?
We classify Brenda Bakke as "Very Rare". About 1 in 68,550,868 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Brenda a male or female name?
Brenda is predominantly female. Out of 610,451 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Brenda profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.