Boys' name · since 1955
Brandan
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 5,680 babies named Brandan, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,644 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,780 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,680
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brandan is the #7780 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 5,680 recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Brandan recorded 5,680 times among boys since 1955, holding rank #7780 nationally today, ahead of 44% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #1,644 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,780 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,680 born since 1955
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brandan ranks #1,644 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,780 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,680 born since 1955, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,644 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,780 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,680
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brandan's 5,680 recorded births place it above 96.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Brandan compares
5,680 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brandan's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brandan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,680 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 263 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brandan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brandan's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 263, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brandan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 263
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Brandan popularity over time - girls
96 total births recorded since 1974 (Brandan as girls' name)
Brandan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,227 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Brandan's strongest decade.
2,227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Brandan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1960s 84
1960s
84 births
- 1970s 404
1970s
404 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,458 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,227 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,111 births
- 2010s 315
2010s
315 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,227 births (39% of all-time use).
How Brandan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Brandan's total volume
Brandan by state
Where Brandan concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 510 | 9.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 359 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 267 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 266 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 230 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 218 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 191 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 143 | 2.5% |
510 of 5,680 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Brandan appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brandan's data
- Brandan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,227 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brandans (510 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brandan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Brandan 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.