Boys' name · since 1959
Branden
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 27,537 babies named Branden, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #708 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,329 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,537
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Branden currently ranks #3329 among boys' names in America, with 27,537 babies recorded since 1959.
Branden has 27,537 recorded births among boys since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3329 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #708 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,329 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 27,537 born since 1959
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Branden ranks #708 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,329 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 27,537 born since 1959, peaking in the 1990s.
- #708 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,329 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,537
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Branden's 27,537 recorded births place it above 98.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Branden compares
27,537 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Branden's all-time total is 75x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Branden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27,537 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,150 | 34 | 22,252 |
Branden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Branden's full recorded timeline at 1993, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 1,150 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Branden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 1,150
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Branden popularity over time - girls
330 total births recorded since 1970 (Branden as girls' name)
Branden by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (9,684 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Branden's strongest decade.
9,684 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Branden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 152
1960s
152 births
- 1970s 1,737
1970s
1,737 births
- 1980s
1980s
7,415 births
- 1990s
1990s
9,684 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,200 births
- 2010s 2,021
2010s
2,021 births
- 2020s 323
2020s
323 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 9,684 births (35% of all-time use).
How Branden compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Branden's total volume
Branden by state
Where Branden concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,794 | 13.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,594 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,593 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,575 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 1,443 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,427 | 5.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,103 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 1,039 | 3.8% |
3,794 of 27,537 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Branden appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Branden's data
- Branden's decade-level peak was the 1990s (9,684 total births); usage has since declined to 323 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brandens (3,794 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Branden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Branden 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.