Bracken vs Brandon

Side-by-side comparison of Bracken and Brandon — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Bracken

Boy name

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Name B

Brandon

Boy name · Rank #230

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Bracken Brandon
Current Rank Unranked #230
Total Births (all years) 610 769,149
Peak Year 1998 1992
Peak Year Births 31 29,627
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Bracken Brandon
1910ss — 74
1920ss — 125
1930ss — 86
1940ss — 192
1950ss — 1,176
1960ss — 4,277
1970ss 46 65,050
1980ss 70 232,206
1990ss 156 259,415
2000ss 181 142,995
2010ss 140 54,116
2020ss 17 9,437

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bracken Brandon
2014 17 5,856
2015 8 5,126
2016 14 4,101
2017 16 3,497
2018 11 3,210
2019 10 2,685
2020 7 2,312
2021 — 2,134
2022 5 1,774
2023 5 1,664
2024 — 1,553

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1971–2023.

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