Brenna Gethers
There are approximately 1 people named Brenna Gethers living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Brenna with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gethers. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Brenna
28K
Alive today
Named Gethers
1.5K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 28K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1995
Average age: 28
Estimated bearers: 1.5K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #20,248
Per 100K: 0.45
Top ancestry: Black (80.4%)
First name trend
Brenna: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Brenna. The peak year was 1995 with 1,212 births. The average person named Brenna today is 28 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Gethers surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gethers, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 80.4%.
- Black or African American80.4%
- White15.2%
- Two or more races2.1%
- Hispanic or Latino1.8%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Brenna has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0082% of the US population, based on 28,222 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Gethers appears at a rate of 0.45 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0004%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Brenna Gethers. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Brenna Gethers: questions and answers
How many people are named Brenna Gethers?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Brenna Gethers. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0082%) with the surname frequency (0.45 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Brenna Gethers?
We classify Brenna Gethers as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Brenna a male or female name?
Brenna is predominantly female. Out of 29,263 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Brenna 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.