Brainard vs Brandon

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

Name A

Brainard

Boy name

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Name B

Brandon

Boy name · Rank #230

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Metric Brainard Brandon
Current Rank Unranked #230
Total Births (all years) 129 769,149
Peak Year 1914 1992
Peak Year Births 11 29,627
Peak Decade 1910ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Brainard Brandon
1910ss 42 74
1920ss 32 125
1930ss — 86
1940ss — 192
1950ss 27 1,176
1960ss 18 4,277
1970ss 10 65,050
1980ss — 232,206
1990ss — 259,415
2000ss — 142,995
2010ss — 54,116
2020ss — 9,437

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brainard Brandon
2014 — 5,856
2015 — 5,126
2016 — 4,101
2017 — 3,497
2018 — 3,210
2019 — 2,685
2020 — 2,312
2021 — 2,134
2022 — 1,774
2023 — 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, 1913–1975.

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