How popular is the name Brandon?

Brandon ranks 42nd among boys' names in US records, with 802,213 births since 1914. Over the past decade it accounts for 29,016.

Is Brandon a unisex name?

No. Brandon is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1992, when 30,798 children were given the name. It has been in use for 111 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Branden, Branndon, Brandonn. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#42 of boy names

Pronounced B R AE1 N D AA1 N (ARPABET)

Brandon is a boys' name, and first appears in 1914. It has been given to 802,213 children — the 42nd most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 71% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1992, when 30,798 children were given it.

Three other spellings are counted in that total — Branden, Branndon and Brandonn — because they are pronounced identically.

1992Boys: 30,798Girls: 106

These spellings sound identical to Brandon and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Brandon?: Brandon ranks 42nd among boys' names in US records, with 802,213 births since 1914. Over the past decade it accounts for 29,016.
Is Brandon a unisex name?: No. Brandon is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Brandon most popular?: 1992, when 30,798 children were given the name. It has been in use for 111 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Brandon spelled?: Branden, Branndon, Brandonn. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.