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
Along the way
  1. 1914
    First appearance
    #1,975 among boys, 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 — more than any year before or since.
  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.