Recorded 1973–2001 Girls' name Peak 1983 160 births

Brandace — girls' name

160 babies named Brandace in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s431980s941990s182000s5
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Brandace was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

17 babies were named Brandace in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brandace

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Brandace between 1973 and 2001, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brandace currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brandace performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brandace shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brandace in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 160 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brandace at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

160

Since 1973

29 years of records

Peak year

1983

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1973

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2001

Brandace popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1973

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1983)
17
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 2001199019871984198119771973 8

Brandace by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
94 births that decade — 59% of Brandace's all-time total
1970s431980s941990s182000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brandace?
160 babies have been named Brandace since 1973. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1983 with 17 births.
When was Brandace most popular?
Brandace was most popular in the 1980s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Brandace been used?
Brandace has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 29 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Brandace?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brandy, Brandi, Brandie, Braelyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.