Boys' name · since 1980
Brandun
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 99 babies named Brandun, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,446 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 99
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brandun sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 99 recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Brandun recorded 99 times among boys since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2012.
- #17,446 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 99 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brandun ranks #17,446 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 99 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,446 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 99
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brandun's 99 recorded births place it above 61.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brandun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brandun's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brandun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2012
- Peak year (1991)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Brandun by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (48 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Brandun's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Brandun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
48 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 48 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Brandun's decade-level peak was the 1990s (48 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 Brandun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1980–2012 (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 Brandun 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.