Girls' name · since 1949
Brandi
101,906 babies named Brandi in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #369 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,790 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 101,906
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brandi is the #4790 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 101,906 recorded since 1949.
Brandi has 101,906 recorded births among girls since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4790 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- #369 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,790 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 101,906 born since 1949
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brandi ranks #369 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,790 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 101,906 born since 1949, peaking in the 1980s.
- #369 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,790 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 101,906
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
Brandi's 101,906 recorded births place it above 99.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brandi compares
101,906 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Brandi's all-time total is 271x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brandi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 101,906 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,527 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brandi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brandi's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 31% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 69%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 5,527, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brandi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 5,527
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Brandi popularity over time - boys
389 total births recorded since 1972 (Brandi as boys' name)
Brandi by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (42,890 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Brandi's strongest decade.
42,890 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Brandi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 72
1950s
72 births
- 1960s 1,465
1960s
1,465 births
- 1970s
1970s
29,078 births
- 1980s
1980s
42,890 births
- 1990s
1990s
22,955 births
- 2000s 4,059
2000s
4,059 births
- 2010s 1,101
2010s
1,101 births
- 2020s 281
2020s
281 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 42,890 births (42% of all-time use).
How Brandi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Brandi's total volume
Brandi by state
Where Brandi concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10,466 | 10.3% |
| #2 | California | | 8,124 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 4,980 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 4,447 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 4,443 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 4,065 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 3,825 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 3,664 | 3.6% |
10,466 of 101,906 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Brandi appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brandi's data
- Brandi's decade-level peak was the 1980s (42,890 total births); usage has since declined to 281 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brandis (10,466 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Brandi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1949–2025 (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 Brandi 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.