US rank #3276 Boys' name Peak 2007 6,089 births

Brandt — #3276 US boys' name

6,089 babies named Brandt in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s201930s441940s761950s2301960s4011970s7151980s9741990s10642000s11962010s10942020s270
#3276
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Brandt was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

141 babies were named Brandt in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brandt

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,089 babies named Brandt between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brandt currently holds the #3276 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 141 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brandt performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,196 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Brandt shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 458 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Brandt in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brandt 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 6,089 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.

Brandt at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

6,089

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2007

141 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,276

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brandt popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
141
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Brandt popularity over time — girls

38 total births recorded since 1980 (Brandt as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 38 births
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Brandt by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,196 births that decade — 20% of Brandt's all-time total
1910s51920s201930s441940s761950s2301960s4011970s7151980s9741990s10642000s11962010s10942020s270

Brandt by state

Where Brandt concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brandt
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
458 7.5%
#2 California
417 6.8%
#3 Ohio
211 3.5%
#4 Louisiana
199 3.3%
#5 Illinois
182 3.0%
#6 Indiana
163 2.7%
#7 Pennsylvania
139 2.3%
#8 Utah
117 1.9%
Texas share of Brandt's total US births 7.5%
Even split

458 of 6,089 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Brandt appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brandt?
6,089 babies have been named Brandt since 1915. It currently ranks #3276 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 141 births.
When was Brandt most popular?
Brandt was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,196 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Brandt most popular?
The top states for the name Brandt are Texas (458 births), California (417 births), Ohio (211 births).
How long has the name Brandt been used?
Brandt has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brandt?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brandon, Bradley, Brayden, Brady, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1915–2024 (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.