Recorded 1970–1997 Girls' name Peak 1975 177 births

Brandelyn — girls' name

177 babies named Brandelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s661980s951990s16
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Brandelyn was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

15 babies were named Brandelyn in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brandelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Brandelyn between 1970 and 1997, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brandelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brandelyn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Brandelyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brandelyn 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 177 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.

Brandelyn at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

177

Since 1970

28 years of records

Peak year

1975

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1970

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1997

Brandelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1970

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1975)
15
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 1997198819851982197919751970 6

Brandelyn by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
95 births that decade — 54% of Brandelyn's all-time total
1970s661980s951990s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brandelyn?
177 babies have been named Brandelyn since 1970. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1975 with 15 births.
When was Brandelyn most popular?
Brandelyn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Brandelyn been used?
Brandelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 28 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Brandelyn?
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, 1970–1997 (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.