Boys' name · since 1984
Brandall
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 31 babies named Brandall, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,541 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 31
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
31 boys have been named Brandall since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brandall has been recorded 31 times among boys since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 1994.
- #25,541 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 31 born since 1984
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brandall ranks #25,541 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1984, peaking in the 1980s.
- #25,541 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 31
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
Brandall's 31 recorded births place it above 43.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brandall's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brandall splits its recorded history at 1989: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brandall popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1994
- Peak year (1989)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Brandall by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (19 births, 61% of the file).
1980s was Brandall's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Brandall births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 19 births (61% of all-time use).
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- Brandall's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 1990s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brandall: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~10 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1984–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Brandall draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.