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Brandon

Boy

Meaning of Brandon: English: 'broom hill'

Brandon is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 269th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 664th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#269

1,326 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#664

56 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

774,654

First recorded 1914 · peak 1992

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 20,426 babies1982: 20,413 babies1983: 23,766 babies1984: 25,908 babies1985: 29,577 babies1986: 27,523 babies1987: 25,040 babies1988: 23,910 babies1989: 23,445 babies1990: 22,248 babies19901991: 26,084 babies1992: 29,724 babies1993: 28,836 babies1994: 29,586 babies1995: 26,990 babies1996: 25,928 babies1997: 25,255 babies1998: 23,885 babies1999: 21,644 babies2000: 20,379 babies20002001: 17,933 babies2002: 16,314 babies2003: 15,270 babies2004: 14,194 babies2005: 12,977 babies2006: 12,709 babies2007: 12,161 babies2008: 11,496 babies2009: 9,859 babies2010: 8,563 babies20102011: 7,837 babies2012: 7,056 babies2013: 6,243 babies2014: 5,856 babies2015: 5,136 babies2016: 4,101 babies2017: 3,505 babies2018: 3,220 babies2019: 2,692 babies2020: 2,312 babies20202021: 2,135 babies2022: 1,777 babies2023: 1,665 babies2024: 1,562 babies2025: 1,326 babies
US babies named Brandon per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 29,724.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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