Girls' name · since 1973
Brandilynn
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 116 babies named Brandilynn, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,490 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Brandilynn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 116 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brandilynn has been recorded 116 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2015.
- #25,490 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 116 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brandilynn ranks #25,490 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 116 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #25,490 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Brandilynn's 116 recorded births place it above 64.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brandilynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brandilynn's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brandilynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2015
- Peak year (1981)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Brandilynn by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (53 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Brandilynn's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Brandilynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
33 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 53 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Brandilynn's decade-level peak was the 1980s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brandilynn: 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 (~42 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, 1973–2015 (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 Brandilynn 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.