Recorded 1961–2020 Girls' name Peak 1975 5,486 births

Brandee — girls' name

5,486 babies named Brandee in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1711970s19131980s17921990s12062000s2952010s1022020s7
1970s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Brandee was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

253 babies were named Brandee in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brandee

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,486 babies named Brandee between 1961 and 2020, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brandee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 253 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brandee performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 1,913 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Brandee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 703 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Brandee in 40 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brandee 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 5,486 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.

Brandee at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

5,486

Since 1961

60 years of records

Peak year

1975

253 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1961

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2020

Brandee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1961

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1975)
253
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
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Brandee by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
1,913 births that decade — 35% of Brandee's all-time total
1960s1711970s19131980s17921990s12062000s2952010s1022020s7

Brandee by state

Where Brandee concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brandee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
703 12.8%
#2 Texas
444 8.1%
#3 Ohio
199 3.6%
#4 Florida
179 3.3%
#5 Michigan
169 3.1%
#6 Utah
148 2.7%
#7 Pennsylvania
130 2.4%
#8 Illinois
120 2.2%
California share of Brandee's total US births 12.8%
Even split

703 of 5,486 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.

Brandee appears in 40 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brandee?
5,486 babies have been named Brandee since 1961. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1975 with 253 births.
When was Brandee most popular?
Brandee was most popular in the 1970s decade with 1,913 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Brandee most popular?
The top states for the name Brandee are California (703 births), Texas (444 births), Ohio (199 births).
How long has the name Brandee been used?
Brandee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 60 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Brandee?
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, 1961–2020 (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.