Brandi

#4,758 for girls in 2025, 28 births · Last seen for boys in 2006 at #10,662
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1981 · 5,527 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
15 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
101,906
since 1949

Brandi over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #50, 1981girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,75828—
2024#4,29433—
2023#3,47645—
2022#2,95656—
2021#2,67464—
2020#2,93155—
2019#2,75261—
2018#2,86958—
2017#2,33878—
2016#2,30882—
2015#1,883108—
2014#2,25683—
2013#1,539142—
2012#1,432159—
2011#1,335174—
2010#1,450156—
2009#1,234201—
2008#1,043251—
2007#979274—
2006#973269#10,6626
2005#780333—
2004#666411—
2003#606449—
2002#525523—
2001#458604—
2000#388744—
1999#3021,023—
1998#2571,202#8,4796
1997#1991,484#9,2655
1996#1611,952#7,9716
1995#1242,571#6,9927
1994#1222,635—
1993#1242,692#8,7005
1992#1102,968#5,6609
1991#1103,090#5,5219
1990#1033,338#8,1175
1989#983,250#2,98920
1988#913,169#3,91512
1987#883,244#3,33914
1986#793,432#2,68419
1985#694,045#2,59819
1984#614,848#1,97927
1983#565,203#2,40820
1982#555,469#2,42620
1981#505,527#2,13824
1980#634,703#2,11025
1979#614,609#1,94327
1978#614,500#2,06823
1977#713,885#2,00824
1976#793,537#2,60116
1975#883,369#3,6599
1974#1062,809#3,12011
1973#1092,843#2,51315
1972#1412,055#4,4416
1971#330795—
1970#365676—
1969#464436—
1968#500378—
1967#738175—
1966#849138—
1965#1,009107—
1964#1,24678—
1963#1,26276—
1962#2,11331—
1961#2,83919—
1960#2,24627—
1959#4,03110—
1958#5,4086—
1957#4,5368—
1956#2,45321—
1955#5,2086—
1954#3,15713—
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First appearance
1949

The first year at least five girls were named Brandi! It came in at #5,244, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1949–1952, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Brandi is popular in 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #28 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 127 girlsAKMaine: #69 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 276 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Brandi, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #122 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 539 girlsNHWashington: #78 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 322 girlsWAIdaho: #54 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 209 girlsIDMontana: #41 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 156 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #123 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 486 girlsNDMinnesota: #193 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,133 girlsMNIllinois: #122 for girls · 126 births · 1 in 553 girlsILWisconsin: #276 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,962 girlsWIMichigan: #138 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 627 girlsMINew York: #306 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,691 girlsNYMassachusetts: #304 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,185 girlsMARhode Island: #171 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 893 girlsRIOregon: #70 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 296 girlsORNevada: #47 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 168 girlsNVWyoming: #50 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 138 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #77 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 303 girlsSDIowa: #96 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 391 girlsIAIndiana: #70 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 320 girlsINOhio: #120 for girls · 127 births · 1 in 552 girlsOHPennsylvania: #147 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 735 girlsPANew Jersey: #242 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,343 girlsNJConnecticut: #219 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsCTCalifornia: #96 for girls · 310 births · 1 in 441 girlsCAUtah: #80 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 345 girlsUTColorado: #69 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 275 girlsCONebraska: #75 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 304 girlsNEMissouri: #81 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 362 girlsMOKentucky: #123 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 556 girlsKYWest Virginia: #80 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 360 girlsWVVirginia: #167 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 816 girlsVAMaryland: #118 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 530 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Brandi, so not publishedDEArizona: #91 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 384 girlsAZNew Mexico: #152 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 554 girlsNMKansas: #51 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 211 girlsKSArkansas: #78 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 337 girlsARTennessee: #78 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 362 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #166 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 720 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #143 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 605 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Brandi, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #42 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 189 girlsOKLouisiana: #54 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 230 girlsLAMississippi: #79 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 328 girlsMSAlabama: #58 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 240 girlsALGeorgia: #66 for girls · 110 births · 1 in 300 girlsGAHawaii: #62 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 249 girlsHITexas: #69 for girls · 288 births · 1 in 331 girlsTXFlorida: #94 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 420 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alaska#28 · 1 in 127
  2. Montana#41 · 1 in 156
  3. Oklahoma#42 · 1 in 189
  4. Nevada#47 · 1 in 168
  5. Wyoming#50 · 1 in 138

Best ever in a state: #15 in Idaho, 1973.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#28151 in 127
Montana#41261 in 156
Oklahoma#42841 in 189
Nevada#47151 in 168
Wyoming#50131 in 138
Kansas#51571 in 211
Idaho#54251 in 209
Louisiana#541081 in 230
Alabama#58941 in 240
Hawaii#62181 in 249
Georgia#661101 in 300
Colorado#69571 in 275
Maine#69211 in 276
Texas#692881 in 331
Indiana#701091 in 320
Oregon#70441 in 296
Nebraska#75311 in 304
South Dakota#77131 in 303
Arkansas#78381 in 337
Tennessee#78761 in 362
Washington#78611 in 322
Mississippi#79491 in 328
Utah#80341 in 345
West Virginia#80311 in 360
Missouri#81821 in 362
Arizona#91401 in 384
Florida#941041 in 420
California#963101 in 441
Iowa#96431 in 391
Maryland#118351 in 530
Ohio#1201271 in 552
Illinois#1221261 in 553
New Hampshire#12281 in 539
Kentucky#123411 in 556
North Dakota#12381 in 486
Michigan#138911 in 627
South Carolina#143291 in 605
Pennsylvania#147911 in 735
New Mexico#152141 in 554
North Carolina#166471 in 720
Virginia#167341 in 816
Rhode Island#17151 in 893
Minnesota#193211 in 1,133
Connecticut#219121 in 1,186
New Jersey#242281 in 1,343
Wisconsin#276141 in 1,962
Massachusetts#304141 in 2,185
New York#306611 in 1,691
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District of Columbia———
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Brandi
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 464 spots since 2024 (#4,294 → #4,758)
  • 1,827 spots since 2020 (#2,931 → #4,758)
  • 2,875 spots since 2015 (#1,883 → #4,758)
  • Biggest jump: 238 spots in 1968 (#738 → #500)
  • Biggest drop: 193 spots in 2006 (#780 → #973)
Rise & fade · girls
32 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1949
  • Peaked 1981 at #50 (5,527 births)
  • Births halved by 1993, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 15 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 15 yrs · run 1975–1989
  • Top 1,000: 42 yrs · run 1966–2007
Share of babies · girls
1 in 302
  • Highest: 1 in 302 girls born in 1981 were named Brandi (0.33%)
  • Latest: 1 in 57,402 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 42.1% of all girls named Brandi (42,890) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s5#5,244 (1949)#5,244
1950s72#2,453 (1956)#4,146
1960s1,465#464 (1969)#1,327
1970s29,078#61 (1979)#141
1980s42,890#50 (1981)#71
1990s22,955#103 (1990)#161
2000s4,059#388 (2000)#765
2010s1,101#1,335 (2011)#2,016
2020s281#2,674 (2021)#3,515

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Brandi in 1974

girls
#106
2,809 births · 1 in 522 girls
boys
#3,120
11 births · 1 in 142,939 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #106Brandi2,809

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #3,120Brandi11
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 522 of them was named Brandi, which outranked 99.0% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brandi
  1. #103Cindy2,852
  2. #104Victoria2,844
  3. #105Megan2,818
  4. #106Brandi2,809
  5. #107Shelly2,797
  6. #108Tracey2,758
  7. #109Joy2,757
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 142,939 of them was named Brandi, which outranked 48.0% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brandi
  1. #2,946Yakov12
  2. #2,946Ysidro12
  3. #2,946Zion12
  4. #3,120Brandi11
  5. #3,120Abelino11
  6. #3,120Abron11
  7. #3,120Airrion11
  8. #3,318Abdu10
  9. #3,318Able10
  10. #3,318Abundio10

Tied with 197 names at #3,120; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1974 →