Girls' name · since 1964
Brande
Brande has 1,141 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,845 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,141
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Brande sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,141 recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Brande recorded 1,141 times among girls since 1964, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2004.
- #6,845 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,141 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brande ranks #6,845 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,141 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,845 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,141
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Brande's 1,141 recorded births place it above 90.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Brande's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brande's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 26% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 74%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 173, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brande popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2004
- Peak year (1974)
- 173
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Brande by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (652 births, 57% of the file).
1970s was Brande's strongest decade.
652 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Brande births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 39
1960s
39 births
- 1970s
1970s
652 births
- 1980s
1980s
302 births
- 1990s 121
1990s
121 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 652 births (57% of all-time use).
How Brande compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Brande's total volume
Brande by state
Where Brande concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 82 | 7.2% |
| #2 | California | | 66 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 37 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 20 | 1.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 13 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 11 | 1.0% |
82 of 1,141 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Brande appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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- Brande's decade-level peak was the 1970s (652 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brandes (82 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brande: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1964–2004 (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 Brande 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.