Brain vs Brandon
Side-by-side comparison of Brain and Brandon - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular?
| Metric | Brain | Brandon |
| Current Rank | Unranked | #230 |
| Total Births (all years) | 4,596 | 770,509 |
| Peak Year | 1982 | 1992 |
| Peak Year Births | 189 | 29,628 |
| Peak Decade | 1970s | 1990s |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| First Recorded Year | 1950 | 1914 |
Births by Decade
| Decade | Brain | Brandon |
| 1910s | - | 74 |
| 1920s | - | 125 |
| 1930s | - | 86 |
| 1940s | - | 192 |
| 1950s | 82 | 1,175 |
| 1960s | 705 | 4,276 |
| 1970s | 1,633 | 65,047 |
| 1980s | 1,531 | 232,206 |
| 1990s | 415 | 259,420 |
| 2000s | 191 | 143,003 |
| 2010s | 39 | 54,128 |
| 2020s | - | 10,777 |
Recent Annual Births (2014–present)
| Year | Brain | Brandon |
| 2014 | - | 5,856 |
| 2015 | - | 5,128 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4,101 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3,497 |
| 2018 | - | 3,214 |
| 2019 | - | 2,686 |
| 2020 | - | 2,312 |
| 2021 | - | 2,135 |
| 2022 | - | 1,777 |
| 2023 | - | 1,665 |
| 2024 | - | 1,562 |
| 2025 | - | 1,326 |