Unisex name · since 1968
Brandyn
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 4,764 babies named Brandyn, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,841 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,299 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,764
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brandyn is the #7299 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 4,764 recorded since 1968.
Brandyn has 4,764 recorded births among boys since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7299 as of the latest data, more common than 48% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #1,841 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,299 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,764 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brandyn ranks #1,841 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,299 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,764 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,841 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,299 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,764
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brandyn's 4,764 recorded births place it above 95.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Brandyn compares
4,764 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Brandyn's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brandyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,764 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 259 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brandyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brandyn splits its recorded history at 1997: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 259 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brandyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 259
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Brandyn popularity over time - girls
442 total births recorded since 1969 (Brandyn as girls' name)
Brandyn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,048 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Brandyn's strongest decade.
2,048 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Brandyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 142
1970s
142 births
- 1980s
1980s
886 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,048 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,123 births
- 2010s 468
2010s
468 births
- 2020s 90
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,048 births (43% of all-time use).
How Brandyn 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 Brandyn's total volume
Brandyn by state
Where Brandyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 543 | 11.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 271 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 266 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 261 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 211 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 165 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 158 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 151 | 3.2% |
543 of 4,764 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Brandyn appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brandyn's data
- Brandyn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,048 total births); usage has since declined to 90 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brandyns (543 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 Brandyn: 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 (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Brandyn 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.