Unisex name · since 1973
Brandell
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 91 babies named Brandell, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,006 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 91
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brandell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 91 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brandell has been recorded 91 times among boys since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2015.
- #18,006 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 91 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brandell ranks #18,006 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 91 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,006 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 91
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brandell's 91 recorded births place it above 60.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brandell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brandell's full recorded timeline at 1994, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brandell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2015
- Peak year (1994)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Brandell popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1976 (Brandell as girls' name)
Brandell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (40 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Brandell's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Brandell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 40 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Brandell's data
- Brandell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brandell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1973–2015 (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 Brandell 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.