Recorded 1973–2015 Unisex name Peak 1994 91 births

Brandell — boys' name

91 babies named Brandell in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s301990s402000s62010s10
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Brandell was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

10 babies were named Brandell in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brandell

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Brandell between 1973 and 2015, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brandell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Brandell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 1976.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brandell performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Brandell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brandell 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 91 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.

Brandell at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

91

Since 1973

43 years of records

Peak year

1994

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1973

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2015

Brandell popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1973

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1994)
10
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4681012 20152007199619941989198719801973 5

Brandell popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1976 (Brandell as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1976 6

Brandell by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
40 births that decade — 44% of Brandell's all-time total
1970s51980s301990s402000s62010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brandell?
91 babies have been named Brandell since 1973. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1994 with 10 births.
When was Brandell most popular?
Brandell was most popular in the 1990s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Is Brandell a unisex name?
Yes, Brandell is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 91 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Brandell been used?
Brandell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 43 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Brandell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brandon, Bradley, Brayden, Brady, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1973–2015 (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.