Brad vs Brandon

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

Name A

Brad

Boy name · Rank #4077

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Name B

Brandon

Boy name · Rank #230

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Metric Brad Brandon
Current Rank #4077 #230
Total Births (all years) 83,060 770,509
Peak Year 1960 1992
Peak Year Births 2,644 29,628
Peak Decade 1970s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Brad Brandon
1880s 11 -
1910s 16 74
1920s 36 125
1930s 178 86
1940s 1,298 192
1950s 16,461 1,175
1960s 21,351 4,276
1970s 22,617 65,047
1980s 13,579 232,206
1990s 4,375 259,420
2000s 2,169 143,003
2010s 782 54,128
2020s 187 10,777

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brad Brandon
2014 76 5,856
2015 88 5,128
2016 50 4,101
2017 55 3,497
2018 54 3,214
2019 40 2,686
2020 41 2,312
2021 36 2,135
2022 32 1,777
2023 28 1,665
2024 26 1,562
2025 24 1,326

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, 1880–2025.

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