Brandie

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #12,161 · Last seen for boys in 1987 at #5,459
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1983 · 810 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
15,839
since 1956

Brandie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Brandie has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #291, 1983girls
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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
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2024#12,1617—
2023#13,4626—
2022#13,5926—
2021#13,4646—
2020#8,40612—
2019#7,34215—
2018#8,14613—
2017#10,6899—
2016#9,41111—
2015#7,61315—
2014#6,71318—
2013#8,13514—
2012#6,34120—
2011#4,91528—
2010#5,10827—
2009#5,22627—
2008#3,71043—
2007#3,42848—
2006#3,36848—
2005#3,21248—
2004#2,52666—
2003#2,52264—
2002#2,81953—
2001#2,21173—
2000#1,93887—
1999#1,371129—
1998#1,228148—
1997#1,050182—
1996#843236—
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1994#707296—
1993#654340—
1992#601378—
1991#558420—
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1988#493461—
1987#461476#5,4597
1986#407546—
1985#361654#5,7856
1984#331705—
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1979#319745#5,3556
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1975#337659#3,42810
1974#338649—
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1969#1,32573—
1968#1,24477—
1967#1,94736—
1966#1,88237—
1965#2,11031—
1964#2,30628—
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First appearance
1956

The first year at least five girls were named Brandie! It came in at #5,325, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1957–1958, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Brandie is popular in 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Brandie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Brandie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Brandie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #185 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 863 girlsNHWashington: #359 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,183 girlsWAIdaho: #133 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 475 girlsIDMontana: #108 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 406 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Brandie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #470 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,760 girlsMNIllinois: #433 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,169 girlsILWisconsin: #414 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,923 girlsWIMichigan: #370 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,851 girlsMINew York: #730 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 6,877 girlsNYMassachusetts: #563 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,117 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Brandie, so not publishedRIOregon: #221 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,087 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Brandie, so not publishedNVWyoming: #113 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 360 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Brandie, so not publishedSDIowa: #288 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,870 girlsIAIndiana: #338 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,327 girlsINOhio: #296 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,895 girlsOHPennsylvania: #428 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,518 girlsPANew Jersey: #759 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,522 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Brandie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #276 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 1,408 girlsCAUtah: #129 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 509 girlsUTColorado: #459 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,135 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Brandie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #292 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,745 girlsMOKentucky: #302 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,898 girlsKYWest Virginia: #312 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,233 girlsWVVirginia: #511 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,625 girlsVAMaryland: #423 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,091 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Brandie, so not publishedDEArizona: #334 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,707 girlsAZNew Mexico: #339 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,551 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Brandie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #257 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,281 girlsARTennessee: #314 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,963 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #314 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,991 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #331 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,950 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Brandie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #159 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 720 girlsOKLouisiana: #192 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 828 girlsLAMississippi: #344 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,785 girlsMSAlabama: #294 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,610 girlsALGeorgia: #261 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,435 girlsGAHawaii: #266 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 897 girlsHITexas: #312 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,735 girlsTXFlorida: #349 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,986 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#108 · 1 in 406
  2. Wyoming#113 · 1 in 360
  3. Utah#129 · 1 in 509
  4. Idaho#133 · 1 in 475
  5. Oklahoma#159 · 1 in 720

Best ever in a state: #97 in Vermont, 1977.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#108101 in 406
Wyoming#11351 in 360
Utah#129231 in 509
Idaho#133111 in 475
Oklahoma#159221 in 720
New Hampshire#18551 in 863
Louisiana#192301 in 828
Oregon#221121 in 1,087
Arkansas#257101 in 1,281
Georgia#261231 in 1,435
Hawaii#26651 in 897
California#276971 in 1,408
Iowa#28891 in 1,870
Missouri#292171 in 1,745
Alabama#294141 in 1,610
Ohio#296371 in 1,895
Kentucky#302121 in 1,898
Texas#312551 in 1,735
West Virginia#31251 in 2,233
North Carolina#314171 in 1,991
Tennessee#314141 in 1,963
South Carolina#33191 in 1,950
Arizona#33491 in 1,707
Indiana#338151 in 2,327
New Mexico#33951 in 1,551
Mississippi#34491 in 1,785
Florida#349221 in 1,986
Washington#35991 in 2,183
Michigan#370201 in 2,851
Wisconsin#41471 in 3,923
Maryland#42361 in 3,091
Pennsylvania#428191 in 3,518
Illinois#433221 in 3,169
Colorado#45951 in 3,135
Minnesota#47051 in 4,760
Virginia#51161 in 4,625
Massachusetts#56351 in 6,117
New York#730151 in 6,877
New Jersey#75951 in 7,522
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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 Brandie
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
  • Biggest jump: 335 spots in 1972 (#819 → #484)
  • Biggest drop: 207 spots in 1997 (#843 → #1,050)
Rise & fade · girls
27 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1956
  • Peaked 1983 at #291 (810 births)
  • Births halved by 1989, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 26 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 26 yrs · run 1971–1996
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,000
  • Highest: 1 in 2,000 girls born in 1978 were named Brandie (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 231,456 girls born in 2024 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #291 in 1983, was only 1 in 2,062 (0.05%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 40.9% of all girls named Brandie (6,480) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s15#4,300 (1959)#4,813
1960s327#1,244 (1968)#2,338
1970s5,422#301 (1978)#465
1980s6,480#291 (1983)#382
1990s2,831#551 (1990)#831
2000s557#1,938 (2000)#3,096
2010s170#4,915 (2011)#7,441
2020s37#8,406 (2020)#12,217

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.

Brandie in 1974

girls
#338
649 births · 1 in 2,261 girls

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. #338Brandie649
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 2,261 of them was named Brandie, which outranked 96.7% 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 Brandie
  1. #335Carey659
  2. #335Cherie659
  3. #337Latisha656
  4. #338Brandie649
  5. #339Wendi642
  6. #340Jacquelyn641
  7. #341Lorena640
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.

See the top 100 for 1974 →