Recorded 1973–2015 Girls' name Peak 1981 116 births

Brandilynn — girls' name

116 babies named Brandilynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s531990s332000s62010s5
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Brandilynn was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

11 babies were named Brandilynn in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brandilynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Brandilynn between 1973 and 2015, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brandilynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brandilynn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Brandilynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brandilynn 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 116 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.

Brandilynn at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

116

Since 1973

43 years of records

Peak year

1981

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1973

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2015

Brandilynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1973

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1981)
11
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4681012 201519971993198819851983198019761973 5

Brandilynn by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
53 births that decade — 46% of Brandilynn's all-time total
1970s191980s531990s332000s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brandilynn?
116 babies have been named Brandilynn since 1973. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1981 with 11 births.
When was Brandilynn most popular?
Brandilynn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Brandilynn been used?
Brandilynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 43 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Brandilynn?
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, 1973–2015 (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.