Recorded 1978–1996 Girls' name Peak 1982 60 births

Brandilee — girls' name

60 babies named Brandilee in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s341990s21
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Brandilee was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

9 babies were named Brandilee in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brandilee

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Brandilee between 1978 and 1996, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brandilee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brandilee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Brandilee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brandilee 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 60 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.

Brandilee at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

60

Since 1978

19 years of records

Peak year

1982

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1978

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1996

Brandilee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1978

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1982)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Brandilee by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
34 births that decade — 57% of Brandilee's all-time total
1970s51980s341990s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brandilee?
60 babies have been named Brandilee since 1978. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1982 with 9 births.
When was Brandilee most popular?
Brandilee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Brandilee been used?
Brandilee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 19 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Brandilee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brandy, Brandi, Brandie, Braelyn, 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, 1978–1996 (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.