Recorded 1971–2012 Girls' name Peak 1979 664 births

Brandilyn — girls' name

664 babies named Brandilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1681980s2621990s1742000s412010s19
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Brandilyn was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

38 babies were named Brandilyn in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brandilyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 664 babies named Brandilyn between 1971 and 2012, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brandilyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brandilyn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 262 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Brandilyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Brandilyn in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brandilyn 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 664 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.

Brandilyn at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

664

Since 1971

42 years of records

Peak year

1979

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1971

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2012

Brandilyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1971

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1979)
38
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
010203040 201220031998199319881983197819731971 8

Brandilyn by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
262 births that decade — 39% of Brandilyn's all-time total
1970s1681980s2621990s1742000s412010s19

Brandilyn by state

Where Brandilyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Brandilyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
15 2.3%
#2 California
11 1.7%
Texas share of Brandilyn's total US births 2.3%
Even split

15 of 664 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brandilyn?
664 babies have been named Brandilyn since 1971. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1979 with 38 births.
When was Brandilyn most popular?
Brandilyn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 262 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Brandilyn most popular?
The top states for the name Brandilyn are Texas (15 births), California (11 births).
How long has the name Brandilyn been used?
Brandilyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 42 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Brandilyn?
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, 1971–2012 (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.