Braylon vs Brandon

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

Name A

Braylon

Boy name · Rank #729

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Name B

Brandon

Boy name · Rank #230

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Metric Braylon Brandon
Current Rank #729 #230
Total Births (all years) 18,497 769,149
Peak Year 2009 1992
Peak Year Births 1,695 29,627
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1981 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Braylon Brandon
1910ss — 74
1920ss — 125
1930ss — 86
1940ss — 192
1950ss — 1,176
1960ss — 4,277
1970ss — 65,050
1980ss 94 232,206
1990ss 512 259,415
2000ss 6,199 142,995
2010ss 9,263 54,116
2020ss 2,429 9,437

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Braylon Brandon
2014 833 5,856
2015 813 5,126
2016 737 4,101
2017 628 3,497
2018 499 3,210
2019 446 2,685
2020 526 2,312
2021 620 2,134
2022 488 1,774
2023 436 1,664
2024 359 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, 1981–2024.

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