US rank #4302 Girls' name Peak 1981 101,878 births

Brandi — #4302 US girls' name

101,878 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.

1940s51950s721960s14651970s290771980s428901990s229562000s40592010s11012020s253
#4302
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 76% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Brandi was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

5,527 babies were named Brandi in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brandi

The Social Security Administration has registered 101,878 babies named Brandi between 1949 and 2024, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brandi currently holds the #4302 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 5,527 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brandi performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 42,890 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Brandi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10,466 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Brandi in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brandi 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 101,878 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.

Brandi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

101,878

Since 1949

76 years of records

Peak year

1981

5,527 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#4,302

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1949

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brandi popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1949

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1981)
5,527
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
-2,00002,0004,0006,000 202420142004199419841974196419541949 5

Brandi popularity over time — boys

389 total births recorded since 1972 (Brandi as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 389 births
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Brandi by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
42,890 births that decade — 42% of Brandi's all-time total
1940s51950s721960s14651970s290771980s428901990s229562000s40592010s11012020s253

Brandi by state

Where Brandi concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brandi
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%
Texas share of Brandi's total US births 10.3%
Even split

10,466 of 101,878 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Brandi appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brandi?
101,878 babies have been named Brandi since 1949. It currently ranks #4302 among girls. The peak year was 1981 with 5,527 births.
When was Brandi most popular?
Brandi was most popular in the 1980s decade with 42,890 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Brandi most popular?
The top states for the name Brandi are Texas (10,466 births), California (8,124 births), Ohio (4,980 births).
How long has the name Brandi been used?
Brandi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 76 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brandi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brandy, Brandie, Braelyn, Braelynn, 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, 1949–2024 (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.