Total births
15
Boys' name · since 2008
Brander
Brander has 15 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 15
- total births
- 2008–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
Brander sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 15 recorded since 2008.
Brander has 15 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- 15 total births
- 2008–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
15 boys have been named Brander since 2008, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 15
- total births
- 2008–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Brander was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
5 babies were named Brander in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
Brander's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brander's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded.
Brander at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2008
Brander popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Brander by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Brander's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Brander births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Brander? ▼
Since 2008, Social Security records show 15 babies named Brander. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 5 births.
When was Brander most popular? ▼
Brander was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Brander been used? ▼
Brander has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 18 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Brander? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Brander
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Brayden Boy
#190 136,548 births
Brady Boy
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Brad Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2008–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Brander: Baby Name Since 2008 - 15 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/brander. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Brander 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 July 2026.