Brandon

Given to 774,654 US babies since 1914

▼ Falling −42% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#261

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

1,326

boys 1,326

Peak year

1985

29,304 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

774,654

since 1914

Born a Brandon? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Brandon was most popular in 1985, when 29,304 babies recorded as boys got the name (15.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,326 babies were named Brandon, ranking #261 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 42%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	1,326	261
2024	<5	—	1,562	230
2023	<5	—	1,665	219
2022	<5	—	1,777	210
2021	<5	—	2,135	181
2020	<5	—	2,312	165
2019	6	13799	2,686	141
2018	6	13793	3,214	124
2017	8	11615	3,497	114
2016	<5	—	4,101	99
2015	8	11835	5,128	83
2014	<5	—	5,856	71
2013	8	11969	6,235	70
2012	15	7804	7,041	56
2011	16	7436	7,821	47
2010	14	8271	8,549	44
2009	11	9975	9,848	38
2008	14	8529	11,482	33
2007	13	9007	12,148	31
2006	23	5709	12,686	27
2005	30	4487	12,947	27
2004	59	2742	14,135	22
2003	25	4943	15,245	21
2002	32	3978	16,282	20
2001	40	3368	17,893	18
2000	42	3216	20,337	12
1999	43	3048	21,601	11
1998	53	2570	23,832	7
1997	58	2309	25,197	8
1996	81	1806	25,847	8
1995	86	1702	26,904	8
1994	94	1608	29,492	6
1993	101	1538	28,735	6
1992	96	1600	29,628	6
1991	63	2111	26,021	15
1990	85	1716	22,163	19
1989	135	1199	23,310	18
1988	166	990	23,744	17
1987	217	805	24,823	14
1986	269	683	27,254	13
1985	273	662	29,304	13
1984	235	705	25,673	15
1983	247	686	23,519	17
1982	201	801	20,212	18
1981	220	752	20,206	19
1980	136	1049	14,161	31
1979	127	1080	11,302	35
1978	100	1241	9,241	40
1977	96	1247	8,272	41
1976	98	1167	7,786	40
1975	97	1192	7,090	44
1974	81	1315	5,859	51
1973	65	1458	5,065	58
1972	50	1749	4,625	63
1971	40	2064	3,263	95
1970	37	2160	2,544	131
1969	24	2704	1,107	216
1968	18	3057	759	263
1967	13	3656	483	342
1966	5	6564	397	379
1965	7	5289	395	394
1964	7	5474	303	455
1963	7	5296	259	498
1962	6	5860	194	566
1961	6	5851	194	562
1960	<5	—	185	575
1959	6	5566	186	572
1958	6	5408	132	665
1957	<5	—	130	665
1956	5	5952	168	587
1955	8	4376	104	715
1954	7	4655	162	580
1953	<5	—	113	669
1952	<5	—	76	805
1951	<5	—	50	992
1950	<5	—	54	934
1949	<5	—	42	1085
1948	<5	—	35	1217
1947	<5	—	31	1316
1946	<5	—	9	2534
1945	<5	—	10	2242
1944	<5	—	18	1630
1943	<5	—	17	1764
1942	<5	—	10	2386
1941	<5	—	10	2333
1940	<5	—	10	2322
1939	<5	—	<5	—
1938	<5	—	7	2868
1937	<5	—	7	2905
1936	<5	—	12	2062
1935	<5	—	9	2529
1934	<5	—	6	3277
1933	<5	—	12	2093
1932	<5	—	9	2638
1931	<5	—	12	2207
1930	<5	—	12	2293
1929	<5	—	13	2199
1928	<5	—	9	2843
1927	<5	—	17	1959
1926	<5	—	17	1911
1925	<5	—	9	2936
1924	<5	—	12	2473
1923	<5	—	16	2020
1922	<5	—	14	2240
1921	<5	—	9	2986
1920	<5	—	9	2967
1919	<5	—	11	2511
1918	<5	—	15	2073
1917	<5	—	9	2732
1916	<5	—	16	1849
1915	<5	—	12	2184
1914	<5	—	11	1975

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Other spellings

Branden · 27,867 Brandan · 5,776 Brandyn · 5,206 Brandin · 2,889 Branton · 921 Branndon · 261 Brandonn · 122

Names like Brandon

Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Brandon is most popular

Delaware
1.7×
Louisiana
1.5×
Mississippi
1.5×
Nevada
1.4×
Alabama
1.4×

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years