Girls' name · since 1978
Brandalynn
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 127 babies named Brandalynn, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,459 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 127
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Brandalynn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 127 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Brandalynn recorded 127 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2014.
- #24,459 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 127 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brandalynn ranks #24,459 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 127 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,459 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 127
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Brandalynn's 127 recorded births place it above 66.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brandalynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brandalynn's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brandalynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2014
- Peak year (1982)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Brandalynn by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (55 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Brandalynn's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Brandalynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 55 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Brandalynn's decade-level peak was the 1980s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brandalynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1978–2014 (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 Brandalynn 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.