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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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—
1953#4,2268—
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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 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #125 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 489 girlsAKMaine: #57 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 250 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Brandi, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #111 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 503 girlsNHWashington: #61 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 309 girlsWAIdaho: #41 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 176 girlsIDMontana: #41 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 173 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #65 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 277 girlsNDMinnesota: #127 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 665 girlsMNIllinois: #94 for girls · 163 births · 1 in 457 girlsILWisconsin: #159 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 924 girlsWIMichigan: #62 for girls · 171 births · 1 in 337 girlsMINew York: #150 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 822 girlsNYMassachusetts: #278 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,916 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Brandi, so not publishedRIOregon: #51 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 237 girlsORNevada: #56 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 251 girlsNVWyoming: #43 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 152 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #56 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 226 girlsSDIowa: #50 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 216 girlsIAIndiana: #41 for girls · 192 births · 1 in 183 girlsINOhio: #56 for girls · 248 births · 1 in 288 girlsOHPennsylvania: #66 for girls · 202 births · 1 in 346 girlsPANew Jersey: #220 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,367 girlsNJConnecticut: #152 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 830 girlsCTCalifornia: #94 for girls · 371 births · 1 in 501 girlsCAUtah: #54 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 269 girlsUTColorado: #55 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 253 girlsCONebraska: #42 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 182 girlsNEMissouri: #44 for girls · 161 births · 1 in 200 girlsMOKentucky: #33 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 147 girlsKYWest Virginia: #30 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 126 girlsWVVirginia: #55 for girls · 110 births · 1 in 280 girlsVAMaryland: #49 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 235 girlsMDDelaware: #101 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 426 girlsDEArizona: #91 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 438 girlsAZNew Mexico: #74 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 346 girlsNMKansas: #39 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 183 girlsKSArkansas: #34 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 160 girlsARTennessee: #26 for girls · 217 births · 1 in 129 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #33 for girls · 201 births · 1 in 170 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #45 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 208 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Brandi, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #23 for girls · 188 births · 1 in 120 girlsOKLouisiana: #16 for girls · 296 births · 1 in 107 girlsLAMississippi: #23 for girls · 115 births · 1 in 139 girlsMSAlabama: #24 for girls · 181 births · 1 in 121 girlsALGeorgia: #27 for girls · 241 births · 1 in 145 girlsGAHawaii: #32 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 156 girlsHITexas: #44 for girls · 551 births · 1 in 236 girlsTXFlorida: #49 for girls · 232 births · 1 in 244 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#16 · 1 in 107
  2. Oklahoma#23 · 1 in 120
  3. Mississippi#23 · 1 in 139
  4. Alabama#24 · 1 in 121
  5. Tennessee#26 · 1 in 129

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#162961 in 107
Mississippi#231151 in 139
Oklahoma#231881 in 120
Alabama#241811 in 121
Tennessee#262171 in 129
Georgia#272411 in 145
West Virginia#30901 in 126
Hawaii#32331 in 156
Kentucky#331621 in 147
North Carolina#332011 in 170
Arkansas#34801 in 160
Kansas#39851 in 183
Idaho#41391 in 176
Indiana#411921 in 183
Montana#41281 in 173
Nebraska#42591 in 182
Wyoming#43221 in 152
Missouri#441611 in 200
Texas#445511 in 236
South Carolina#45861 in 208
Florida#492321 in 244
Maryland#49951 in 235
Iowa#50871 in 216
Oregon#51691 in 237
Utah#54611 in 269
Colorado#55871 in 253
Virginia#551101 in 280
Nevada#56191 in 251
Ohio#562481 in 288
South Dakota#56211 in 226
Maine#57251 in 250
Washington#61891 in 309
Michigan#621711 in 337
North Dakota#65181 in 277
Pennsylvania#662021 in 346
New Mexico#74281 in 346
Arizona#91461 in 438
California#943711 in 501
Illinois#941631 in 457
Delaware#10171 in 426
New Hampshire#111111 in 503
Alaska#12571 in 489
Minnesota#127441 in 665
New York#1501251 in 822
Connecticut#152191 in 830
Wisconsin#159341 in 924
New Jersey#220281 in 1,367
Massachusetts#278171 in 1,916
District of Columbia———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———

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 1982

girls
#55
5,469 births · 1 in 310 girls
boys
#2,426
20 births · 1 in 90,722 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #55Brandi5,469

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #2,426Brandi20
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 310 of them was named Brandi, which outranked 99.6% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brandi
  1. #52Monica5,734
  2. #53Alicia5,614
  3. #54Jacqueline5,493
  4. #55Brandi5,469
  5. #56Anna5,271
  6. #57Carrie5,186
  7. #58Allison5,170
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 90,722 of them was named Brandi, which outranked 67.1% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brandi
  1. #2,341Walton21
  2. #2,341Wellington21
  3. #2,341Wilhelm21
  4. #2,426Brandi20
  5. #2,426Adolphus20
  6. #2,426Adriana20
  7. #2,426Alexandros20
  8. #2,518Ahren19
  9. #2,518Brentley19
  10. #2,518Burke19

Tied with 91 names at #2,426; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →