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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201997peak #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 1997

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Brandi, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Brandi, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Brandi, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Brandi, so not publishedNHWashington: #235 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,060 girlsWAIdaho: #209 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 794 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Brandi, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #102 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 316 girlsNDMinnesota: #170 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 832 girlsMNIllinois: #284 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,589 girlsILWisconsin: #223 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,192 girlsWIMichigan: #145 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 712 girlsMINew York: #292 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,629 girlsNYMassachusetts: #383 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,650 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Brandi, so not publishedRIOregon: #242 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,076 girlsORNevada: #188 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 777 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Brandi, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #124 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 435 girlsSDIowa: #192 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 915 girlsIAIndiana: #156 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 763 girlsINOhio: #168 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 859 girlsOHPennsylvania: #201 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,079 girlsPANew Jersey: #314 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,815 girlsNJConnecticut: #290 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,543 girlsCTCalifornia: #425 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 2,422 girlsCAUtah: #422 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,226 girlsUTColorado: #223 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 998 girlsCONebraska: #135 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 548 girlsNEMissouri: #149 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 757 girlsMOKentucky: #92 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 380 girlsKYWest Virginia: #93 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 349 girlsWVVirginia: #165 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 773 girlsVAMaryland: #234 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Brandi, so not publishedDEArizona: #201 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 877 girlsAZNew Mexico: #237 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 920 girlsNMKansas: #217 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,037 girlsKSArkansas: #120 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 499 girlsARTennessee: #140 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 626 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #214 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,113 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #98 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 413 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Brandi, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #135 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 601 girlsOKLouisiana: #123 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 555 girlsLAMississippi: #90 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 384 girlsMSAlabama: #136 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 628 girlsALGeorgia: #157 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 764 girlsGAHawaii: #145 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 468 girlsHITexas: #209 for girls · 136 births · 1 in 1,029 girlsTXFlorida: #173 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 873 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#90 · 1 in 384
  2. Kentucky#92 · 1 in 380
  3. West Virginia#93 · 1 in 349
  4. South Carolina#98 · 1 in 413
  5. North Dakota#102 · 1 in 316

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#90301 in 384
Kentucky#92521 in 380
West Virginia#93211 in 349
South Carolina#98391 in 413
North Dakota#10291 in 316
Arkansas#120231 in 499
Louisiana#123391 in 555
South Dakota#12471 in 435
Nebraska#135151 in 548
Oklahoma#135281 in 601
Alabama#136331 in 628
Tennessee#140471 in 626
Hawaii#14581 in 468
Michigan#145731 in 712
Missouri#149391 in 757
Indiana#156431 in 763
Georgia#157561 in 764
Virginia#165431 in 773
Ohio#168721 in 859
Minnesota#170301 in 832
Florida#173841 in 873
Nevada#188111 in 777
Iowa#192151 in 915
Arizona#201321 in 877
Pennsylvania#201541 in 1,079
Idaho#20971 in 794
Texas#2091361 in 1,029
North Carolina#214361 in 1,113
Kansas#217121 in 1,037
Colorado#223211 in 998
Wisconsin#223211 in 1,192
Maryland#234201 in 1,182
Washington#235271 in 1,060
New Mexico#23791 in 920
Oregon#242151 in 1,076
Illinois#284441 in 1,589
Connecticut#290101 in 1,543
New York#292621 in 1,629
New Jersey#314231 in 1,815
Massachusetts#383121 in 2,650
Utah#42271 in 2,226
California#425921 in 2,422
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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 1997

girls
#199
1,484 births · 1 in 1,173 girls
boys
#9,265
5 births · 1 in 377,028 boys

Top girls' names in 1997

  1. #1Emily25,734
  2. #2Jessica21,045
  3. #3Ashley20,897
  4. #4Sarah20,716
  5. #5Hannah20,597
  6. #6Samantha20,170
  7. #7Taylor19,504
  8. #8Alexis17,171
  9. #9Elizabeth15,430
  10. #10Madison15,189
  11. #199Brandi1,484

Top boys' names in 1997

  1. #1Michael37,562
  2. #2Jacob34,163
  3. #3Matthew31,517
  4. #4Christopher29,108
  5. #5Joshua28,289
  6. #6Nicholas27,258
  7. #7Andrew25,208
  8. #8Brandon25,197
  9. #9Austin25,118
  10. #10Tyler24,879
  11. #9,265Brandi5
More about 1997

girls

1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 1,173 of them was named Brandi, which outranked 98.8% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brandi
  1. #196Naomi1,526
  2. #197Nancy1,525
  3. #198Kiana1,507
  4. #199Brandi1,484
  5. #200Marisa1,478
  6. #201Karla1,470
  7. #202Sandra1,448
Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,582Yulisa#10,567 → #985
  2. ↑ 3,882Yulissa#4,306 → #424
  3. ↑ 2,634Tea#3,429 → #795
  4. ↑ 2,046Taya#2,901 → #855
  5. ↑ 1,202Julisa#1,930 → #728
Fallers
  1. ↓ 931Yamilex#707 → #1,638
  2. ↓ 477Suzette#998 → #1,475
  3. ↓ 457Chynna#834 → #1,291
  4. ↓ 396Moesha#547 → #943
  5. ↓ 377Daijah#975 → #1,352

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

boys

1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 377,028 of them was named Brandi, which outranked 14.3% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brandi
  1. #8,110Zong6
  2. #8,110Zuhayr6
  3. #8,110Zurich6
  4. #9,265Brandi5
  5. #9,265Aadam5
  6. #9,265Aaran5
  7. #9,265Aarik5

Tied with 1,549 names at #9,265; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,420Jaret#2,145 → #725
  2. ↑ 712Kobe#1,265 → #553
  3. ↑ 580Ronaldo#1,465 → #885
  4. ↑ 420Jarett#1,334 → #914
  5. ↑ 416Gianni#1,093 → #677
Fallers
  1. ↓ 562Shaquille#662 → #1,224
  2. ↓ 373Dalvin#977 → #1,350
  3. ↓ 355Montel#990 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 328Codie#884 → #1,212
  5. ↓ 328Jair#884 → #1,212

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

See the top 100 for 1997 →