Boys' name · since 1914
Brandon
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 770,509 babies named Brandon, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #44 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #261 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 770,509
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
770,509 babies have been named Brandon since 1914, making it today's #261 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brandon has been recorded 770,509 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #261 nationally and more common than 98% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #44 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #261 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 770,509 born since 1914
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brandon ranks #44 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #261 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 770,509 born since 1914, peaking in the 1990s.
- #44 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #261 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 770,509
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brandon's 770,509 recorded births place it above 99.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Brandon compares
770,509 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Brandon's all-time total is 2,088x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brandon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 770,509 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29,628 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brandon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brandon's full recorded timeline at 1970, 99% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 1% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1934, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 29,628 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brandon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 29,628
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Brandon popularity over time - girls
4,145 total births recorded since 1954 (Brandon as girls' name)
Brandon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (259,420 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Brandon's strongest decade.
259,420 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Brandon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 74
1910s
74 births
- 1920s 125
1920s
125 births
- 1930s 86
1930s
86 births
- 1940s 192
1940s
192 births
- 1950s 1,175
1950s
1,175 births
- 1960s 4,276
1960s
4,276 births
- 1970s 65,047
1970s
65,047 births
- 1980s
1980s
232,206 births
- 1990s
1990s
259,420 births
- 2000s
2000s
143,003 births
- 2010s 54,128
2010s
54,128 births
- 2020s 10,777
2020s
10,777 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 259,420 births (34% of all-time use).
How Brandon 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 Brandon's total volume
Brandon by state
Where Brandon concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 91,020 | 11.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 65,412 | 8.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 40,909 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 36,070 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 35,299 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 32,075 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 29,072 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 29,009 | 3.8% |
91,020 of 770,509 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Brandon appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brandon's data
- Brandon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (259,420 total births); usage has since declined to 10,777 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brandons (91,020 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 Brandon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Brandon 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.