Boys' name · since 1955
Brando
2,102 babies named Brando in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,205 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,654 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,102
- born since 1955
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brando is the #5654 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,102 recorded since 1955.
Brando has 2,102 recorded births among boys since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5654 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #3,205 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,654 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,102 born since 1955
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brando ranks #3,205 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,654 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,102 born since 1955, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,205 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,654 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,102
- born since 1955
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brando's 2,102 recorded births place it above 92.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Brando compares
2,102 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brando's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brando | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,102 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 104 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brando's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brando's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 104, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brando popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Brando by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (794 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Brando's strongest decade.
794 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Brando births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1970s 83
1970s
83 births
- 1980s 188
1980s
188 births
- 1990s
1990s
459 births
- 2000s
2000s
794 births
- 2010s
2010s
427 births
- 2020s 139
2020s
139 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 794 births (38% of all-time use).
How Brando compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Brando's total volume
Brando by state
Where Brando concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 483 | 23.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 233 | 11.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 176 | 8.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 39 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 32 | 1.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 11 | 0.5% |
483 of 2,102 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Brando appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brando's data
- Brando's decade-level peak was the 2000s (794 total births); usage has since declined to 139 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brandos (483 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 Brando: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Brando 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.