Girls' name · since 1967
Brandye
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 485 babies named Brandye, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,074 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 485
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Brandye is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 485 have been recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Brandye recorded 485 times among girls since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1998.
- #12,074 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 485 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brandye ranks #12,074 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 485 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,074 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 485
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Brandye's 485 recorded births place it above 83.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Brandye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brandye's full recorded timeline at 1981, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brandye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1998
- Peak year (1978)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Brandye by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (262 births, 54% of the file).
1970s was Brandye's strongest decade.
262 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Brandye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s
1970s
262 births
- 1980s
1980s
163 births
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 262 births (54% of all-time use).
Brandye by state
Where Brandye concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 66 | 13.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.0% |
66 of 485 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Brandye's data
- Brandye's decade-level peak was the 1970s (262 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brandyes (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Brandye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1967–1998 (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 Brandye 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.