Girls' name · since 1956
Brandie
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 15,839 babies named Brandie, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,234 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15,839
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Brandie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 15,839 recorded since 1956.
Brandie has 15,839 recorded births among girls since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1956 to 2024.
- #1,234 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15,839 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brandie ranks #1,234 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15,839 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,234 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15,839
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Brandie's 15,839 recorded births place it above 98.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Brandie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brandie's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 17% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 83%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 834, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brandie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2024
- Peak year (1982)
- 834
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Brandie popularity over time - boys
29 total births recorded since 1975 (Brandie as boys' name)
Brandie by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (6,480 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Brandie's strongest decade.
6,480 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Brandie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 327
1960s
327 births
- 1970s
1970s
5,422 births
- 1980s
1980s
6,480 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,831 births
- 2000s 557
2000s
557 births
- 2010s 170
2010s
170 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6,480 births (41% of all-time use).
How Brandie 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 Brandie's total volume
Brandie by state
Where Brandie concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,748 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,542 | 9.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 735 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 625 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 581 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 536 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 510 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 475 | 3.0% |
1,748 of 15,839 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Brandie appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brandie's data
- Brandie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (6,480 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brandies (1,748 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 Brandie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1956–2024 (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 Brandie 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.