Brando vs Brandon

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

Name A

Brando

Boy name · Rank #4101

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Name B

Brandon

Boy name · Rank #230

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Metric Brando Brandon
Current Rank #4101 #230
Total Births (all years) 2,102 770,509
Peak Year 2005 1992
Peak Year Births 104 29,628
Peak Decade 2000s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1955 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Brando Brandon
1910s - 74
1920s - 125
1930s - 86
1940s - 192
1950s 12 1,175
1960s - 4,276
1970s 83 65,047
1980s 188 232,206
1990s 459 259,420
2000s 794 143,003
2010s 427 54,128
2020s 139 10,777

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brando Brandon
2014 48 5,856
2015 42 5,128
2016 37 4,101
2017 27 3,497
2018 22 3,214
2019 20 2,686
2020 27 2,312
2021 26 2,135
2022 20 1,777
2023 24 1,665
2024 26 1,562
2025 16 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, 1955–2025.

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