Recorded 1978–2014 Girls' name Peak 1982 127 births

Brandalynn — girls' name

127 babies named Brandalynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s551990s202000s192010s17
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Brandalynn was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

16 babies were named Brandalynn in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brandalynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Brandalynn between 1978 and 2014, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brandalynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brandalynn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Brandalynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brandalynn 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 127 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.

Brandalynn at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

127

Since 1978

37 years of records

Peak year

1982

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1978

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2014

Brandalynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1978

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1982)
16
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
05101520 2014200919951988198419801978 5

Brandalynn by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
55 births that decade — 43% of Brandalynn's all-time total
1970s161980s551990s202000s192010s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brandalynn?
127 babies have been named Brandalynn since 1978. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1982 with 16 births.
When was Brandalynn most popular?
Brandalynn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Brandalynn been used?
Brandalynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 37 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Brandalynn?
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, 1978–2014 (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.