Brandon
- Last seen for girls in 2019 at #13,799
- #261 for boys in 2025, 1,326 births
- Given to boys 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1992 · 29,628 births
- Debut · boys
- 11 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 46 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 770,509since 1914
Brandon over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #261 | 1,326 | |
| 2024 | — | #230 | 1,562 | |
| 2023 | — | #219 | 1,665 | |
| 2022 | — | #210 | 1,777 | |
| 2021 | — | #181 | 2,135 | |
| 2020 | — | #165 | 2,312 | |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | #141 | 2,686 |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | #124 | 3,214 |
| 2017 | #11,615 | 8 | #114 | 3,497 |
| 2016 | — | #99 | 4,101 | |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | #83 | 5,128 |
| 2014 | — | #71 | 5,856 | |
| 2013 | #11,969 | 8 | #70 | 6,235 |
| 2012 | #7,804 | 15 | #56 | 7,041 |
| 2011 | #7,436 | 16 | #47 | 7,821 |
| 2010 | #8,271 | 14 | #44 | 8,549 |
| 2009 | #9,975 | 11 | #38 | 9,848 |
| 2008 | #8,529 | 14 | #33 | 11,482 |
| 2007 | #9,007 | 13 | #31 | 12,148 |
| 2006 | #5,709 | 23 | #27 | 12,686 |
| 2005 | #4,487 | 30 | #27 | 12,947 |
| 2004 | #2,742 | 59 | #22 | 14,135 |
| 2003 | #4,943 | 25 | #21 | 15,245 |
| 2002 | #3,978 | 32 | #20 | 16,282 |
| 2001 | #3,368 | 40 | #18 | 17,893 |
| 2000 | #3,216 | 42 | #12 | 20,337 |
| 1999 | #3,048 | 43 | #11 | 21,601 |
| 1998 | #2,570 | 53 | #7 | 23,832 |
| 1997 | #2,309 | 58 | #8 | 25,197 |
| 1996 | #1,806 | 81 | #8 | 25,847 |
| 1995 | #1,702 | 86 | #8 | 26,904 |
| 1994 | #1,608 | 94 | #6 | 29,492 |
| 1993 | #1,538 | 101 | #6 | 28,735 |
| 1992 | #1,600 | 96 | #6 | 29,628 |
| 1991 | #2,111 | 63 | #15 | 26,021 |
| 1990 | #1,716 | 85 | #19 | 22,163 |
| 1989 | #1,199 | 135 | #18 | 23,310 |
| 1988 | #990 | 166 | #17 | 23,744 |
| 1987 | #805 | 217 | #14 | 24,823 |
| 1986 | #683 | 269 | #13 | 27,254 |
| 1985 | #662 | 273 | #13 | 29,304 |
| 1984 | #705 | 235 | #15 | 25,673 |
| 1983 | #686 | 247 | #17 | 23,519 |
| 1982 | #801 | 201 | #18 | 20,212 |
| 1981 | #752 | 220 | #19 | 20,206 |
| 1980 | #1,049 | 136 | #31 | 14,161 |
| 1979 | #1,080 | 127 | #35 | 11,302 |
| 1978 | #1,241 | 100 | #40 | 9,241 |
| 1977 | #1,247 | 96 | #41 | 8,272 |
| 1976 | #1,167 | 98 | #40 | 7,786 |
| 1975 | #1,192 | 97 | #44 | 7,090 |
| 1974 | #1,315 | 81 | #51 | 5,859 |
| 1973 | #1,458 | 65 | #58 | 5,065 |
| 1972 | #1,749 | 50 | #63 | 4,625 |
| 1971 | #2,064 | 40 | #95 | 3,263 |
| 1970 | #2,160 | 37 | #131 | 2,544 |
| 1969 | #2,704 | 24 | #216 | 1,107 |
| 1968 | #3,057 | 18 | #263 | 759 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #342 | 483 |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #379 | 397 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #394 | 395 |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #455 | 303 |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #498 | 259 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #566 | 194 |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 | #562 | 194 |
| 1960 | — | #575 | 185 | |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #572 | 186 |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #665 | 132 |
| 1957 | — | #665 | 130 | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #587 | 168 |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #715 | 104 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #580 | 162 |
| 1953 | — | #669 | 113 | |
| 1952 | — | #805 | 76 | |
| 1951 | — | #992 | 50 | |
| 1950 | — | #934 | 54 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,085 | 42 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,217 | 35 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,316 | 31 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,534 | 9 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,242 | 10 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,630 | 18 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,764 | 17 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,386 | 10 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,333 | 10 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,322 | 10 | |
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | #2,868 | 7 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,905 | 7 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,062 | 12 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,529 | 9 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,277 | 6 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,093 | 12 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,638 | 9 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,207 | 12 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,293 | 12 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,199 | 13 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,843 | 9 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,959 | 17 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,911 | 17 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,936 | 9 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,473 | 12 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,020 | 16 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,240 | 14 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,986 | 9 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,967 | 9 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,511 | 11 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,073 | 15 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,732 | 9 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,849 | 16 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,184 | 12 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,975 | 11 | |
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First appearance
1914
The first year at least five boys were named Brandon! It came in at #1,975, and was given to 11 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1939, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Brandon is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Alabama#163 · 1 in 615
- Louisiana#174 · 1 in 660
- South Carolina#178 · 1 in 684
- Georgia#200 · 1 in 823
- Delaware#203 · 1 in 589
Best ever in a state: #2 in West Virginia, 1994.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #163 | 35 | 1 in 615 |
| Louisiana | #174 | 29 | 1 in 660 |
| South Carolina | #178 | 31 | 1 in 684 |
| Georgia | #200 | 61 | 1 in 823 |
| Delaware | #203 | 5 | 1 in 589 |
| Maryland | #221 | 26 | 1 in 881 |
| Michigan | #225 | 44 | 1 in 913 |
| California | #226 | 165 | 1 in 1,063 |
| Florida | #228 | 93 | 1 in 1,027 |
| Nevada | #230 | 13 | 1 in 869 |
| Texas | #230 | 172 | 1 in 1,018 |
| Arkansas | #232 | 15 | 1 in 839 |
| New York | #233 | 84 | 1 in 1,005 |
| Ohio | #234 | 54 | 1 in 973 |
| Virginia | #246 | 35 | 1 in 1,064 |
| Illinois | #268 | 41 | 1 in 1,209 |
| Kentucky | #269 | 20 | 1 in 1,027 |
| New Mexico | #270 | 7 | 1 in 929 |
| North Carolina | #276 | 44 | 1 in 1,170 |
| New Jersey | #279 | 32 | 1 in 1,243 |
| Connecticut | #281 | 11 | 1 in 1,201 |
| Mississippi | #281 | 11 | 1 in 985 |
| Missouri | #281 | 24 | 1 in 1,159 |
| Colorado | #305 | 21 | 1 in 1,279 |
| Massachusetts | #307 | 18 | 1 in 1,501 |
| Arizona | #308 | 25 | 1 in 1,309 |
| Wisconsin | #317 | 17 | 1 in 1,378 |
| Washington | #321 | 23 | 1 in 1,426 |
| Kansas | #324 | 11 | 1 in 1,277 |
| Idaho | #332 | 7 | 1 in 1,233 |
| Tennessee | #335 | 26 | 1 in 1,414 |
| Indiana | #338 | 22 | 1 in 1,439 |
| Oklahoma | #351 | 13 | 1 in 1,360 |
| Oregon | #351 | 11 | 1 in 1,369 |
| Pennsylvania | #427 | 24 | 1 in 2,178 |
| Nebraska | #432 | 5 | 1 in 1,764 |
| Minnesota | #446 | 12 | 1 in 2,042 |
| Iowa | #493 | 6 | 1 in 2,305 |
| Utah | #515 | 8 | 1 in 2,458 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Brandon
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 96 spots since 2020 (#165 → #261)
- Biggest jump: 187 spots in 1952
- Biggest drop: 135 spots in 1955
Rise & fade · boys
78 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 1992 at #6 (29,628 births)
- Births halved by 2004, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 7 yrs
- Top 10: 7 yrs · run 1992–1998
- Top 100: 46 yrs · run 1971–2016
- Top 1,000: 76 yrs · run 1950–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 63
- Highest: 1 in 63 boys born in 1985 were named Brandon (1.6%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,288 boys born in 2025 (0.08%)
- Its best rank, #6 in 1992, was only 1 in 67 (1.5%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 33.7% of all boys named Brandon (259,420) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 74 | #1,849 (1916) | #2,221 |
| 1920s | 125 | #1,911 (1926) | #2,453 |
| 1930s | 86 | #2,062 (1936) | #2,541 |
| 1940s | 192 | #1,085 (1949) | #1,883 |
| 1950s | 1,175 | #572 (1959) | #718 |
| 1960s | 4,276 | #216 (1969) | #425 |
| 1970s | 65,047 | #35 (1979) | #60 |
| 1980s | 232,206 | #13 (1985) | #18 |
| 1990s | 259,420 | #6 (1992) | #9 |
| 2000s | 143,003 | #12 (2000) | #25 |
| 2010s | 54,128 | #44 (2010) | #85 |
| 2020s | 10,777 | #165 (2020) | #211 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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