Recorded 1976–2014 Boys' name Peak 1993 261 births

Branndon — boys' name

261 babies named Branndon in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s661990s1212000s582010s5
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Branndon was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

16 babies were named Branndon in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Branndon

The Social Security Administration has registered 261 babies named Branndon between 1976 and 2014, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Branndon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Branndon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Branndon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Branndon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Branndon 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 261 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.

Branndon at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

261

Since 1976

39 years of records

Peak year

1993

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1976

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2014

Branndon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1976

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1993)
16
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
05101520 20142004199919951991198619821976 6

Branndon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
121 births that decade — 46% of Branndon's all-time total
1970s111980s661990s1212000s582010s5

Branndon by state

Where Branndon concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Branndon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.9%
California share of Branndon's total US births 1.9%

5 of 261 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Branndon?
261 babies have been named Branndon since 1976. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1993 with 16 births.
When was Branndon most popular?
Branndon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Branndon most popular?
The top states for the name Branndon are California (5 births).
How long has the name Branndon been used?
Branndon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 39 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Branndon?
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.

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, 1976–2014 (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.