Boy nameCurrently #230 in the USFalling
Brandon
BRAN-dun//ˈbrændən//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19927 lettersStarts with B
Meaning & origin
Broom-covered hill
Brandon comes from an English place name meaning 'hill covered in broom' (a flowering shrub). Its warm, easygoing sound made it hugely popular through the 1990s.
Brandon's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Brandon |
|---|---|
| 1914 | 11 |
| 1915 | 12 |
| 1916 | 16 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1918 | 15 |
| 1919 | 11 |
| 1920 | 9 |
| 1921 | 9 |
| 1922 | 14 |
| 1923 | 16 |
| 1924 | 12 |
| 1925 | 9 |
| 1926 | 17 |
| 1927 | 17 |
| 1928 | 9 |
| 1929 | 13 |
| 1930 | 12 |
| 1931 | 12 |
| 1932 | 9 |
| 1933 | 12 |
| 1934 | 6 |
| 1935 | 9 |
| 1936 | 12 |
| 1937 | 7 |
| 1938 | 7 |
| 1940 | 10 |
| 1941 | 10 |
| 1942 | 10 |
| 1943 | 17 |
| 1944 | 18 |
| 1945 | 10 |
| 1946 | 9 |
| 1947 | 31 |
| 1948 | 35 |
| 1949 | 42 |
| 1950 | 54 |
| 1951 | 50 |
| 1952 | 76 |
| 1953 | 113 |
| 1954 | 169 |
| 1955 | 112 |
| 1956 | 173 |
| 1957 | 131 |
| 1958 | 138 |
| 1959 | 192 |
| 1960 | 186 |
| 1961 | 199 |
| 1962 | 200 |
| 1963 | 266 |
| 1964 | 311 |
| 1965 | 402 |
| 1966 | 402 |
| 1967 | 496 |
| 1968 | 777 |
| 1969 | 1,131 |
| 1970 | 2,581 |
| 1971 | 3,302 |
| 1972 | 4,675 |
| 1973 | 5,131 |
| 1974 | 5,940 |
| 1975 | 7,186 |
| 1976 | 7,888 |
| 1977 | 8,368 |
| 1978 | 9,341 |
| 1979 | 11,429 |
| 1980 | 14,298 |
| 1981 | 20,425 |
| 1982 | 20,416 |
| 1983 | 23,763 |
| 1984 | 25,906 |
| 1985 | 29,580 |
| 1986 | 27,522 |
| 1987 | 25,040 |
| 1988 | 23,910 |
| 1989 | 23,445 |
| 1990 | 22,247 |
| 1991 | 26,085 |
| 1992 | 29,723 |
| 1993 | 28,836 |
| 1994 | 29,584 |
| 1995 | 26,990 |
| 1996 | 25,928 |
| 1997 | 25,254 |
| 1998 | 23,883 |
| 1999 | 21,645 |
| 2000 | 20,379 |
| 2001 | 17,932 |
| 2002 | 16,313 |
| 2003 | 15,270 |
| 2004 | 14,194 |
| 2005 | 12,976 |
| 2006 | 12,709 |
| 2007 | 12,158 |
| 2008 | 11,495 |
| 2009 | 9,858 |
| 2010 | 8,562 |
| 2011 | 7,836 |
| 2012 | 7,054 |
| 2013 | 6,242 |
| 2014 | 5,856 |
| 2015 | 5,134 |
| 2016 | 4,101 |
| 2017 | 3,505 |
| 2018 | 3,216 |
| 2019 | 2,691 |
| 2020 | 2,312 |
| 2021 | 2,134 |
| 2022 | 1,774 |
| 2023 | 1,664 |
| 2024 | 1,553 |
Brandon through the decades
- Brandon peaked in 1992, when 29,723 babies were named Brandon in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Brandon has fallen 70% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Brandon currently ranks #230 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Bran
Variants & spellings
Branden