Brandon

Where Brandon comes from

From Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) + dūn (“hill, dune”). Doublet of Branton.
— Wiktionary's entry for Brandon
  • 2 syllables
Brandon through the years
  1. 1914
    First appearance
    #1,975 among boys with 11 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1965
    Brandon Lee born
    American actor
  3. 1975
    Brandon Sanderson born
    American fantasy writer
  4. 1992
    Peak, #6
    29,628 babies named Brandon, the most in any year.
  5. 2004
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #22.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American and Canadian usage.
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American usage, variant of Brendan.
Namesakes
  • Brandon Lee · American actor, 1965–1993
  • Brandon Sanderson · American fantasy writer, born 1975
  • Brandon Routh · American actor, born 1979
  • Brandon Hardesty · American actor, born 1987
  • Brandon Flowers · American indie rock singer, born 1981

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.