Masculine dossier · first seen 1914

Brandon

Endangered Down 95.5% from peak
Peak era
1992
Peak births
29,628
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Millennial
1914Peak 19922025
peak 1992 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Brandon

How many people are named Brandon?

An estimated 748,301 living Americans are named Brandon.

How rare is Brandon?

Brandon is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 1,326 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 95.5% from its 1992 peak.

How old is the typical Brandon?

The median age of a living American named Brandon is approximately 33 years, with most bearers falling between 26 and 41 years old.

Is Brandon still popular?

No. Brandon is endangered as a baby name, down 95.5% from its 1992 peak with 1,326 births in 2025.

Peak year
1992
Decline from peak
95.5%
2025
1,326
All-time
770,509

Brandon took 56 years to reach 35 states. A slow burn from California and Texas outward.

Broke out: California and Texas, 1966 · over-represented in 35 states over 56 years

Alabama: broke out 1978 AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: broke out 1969 AZ Arkansas: broke out 1972 AR California: broke out 1966 CA Colorado: broke out 1969 CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: broke out 1995 DE District of Columbia: broke out 2010 DC Florida: no breakout FL Georgia: broke out 1987 GA Hawaii: broke out 1970 HI Idaho: broke out 1970 ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: broke out 1979 IN Iowa: no breakout IA Kansas: broke out 1968 KS Kentucky: broke out 1981 KY Louisiana: broke out 1967 LA Maine: broke out 1996 ME Maryland: broke out 2018 MD Massachusetts: no breakout MA Michigan: no breakout MI Minnesota: no breakout MN Mississippi: broke out 2016 MS Missouri: no breakout MO Montana: broke out 1971 MT Nebraska: broke out 1972 NE Nevada: broke out 1972 NV New Hampshire: no breakout NH New Jersey: broke out 2014 NJ New Mexico: broke out 2022 NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: broke out 1981 NC North Dakota: broke out 1977 ND Ohio: no breakout OH Oklahoma: broke out 1968 OK Oregon: broke out 1970 OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: broke out 1985 SC South Dakota: broke out 1980 SD Tennessee: broke out 1981 TN Texas: broke out 1966 TX Utah: broke out 1968 UT Vermont: broke out 1996 VT Virginia: no breakout VA Washington: broke out 1969 WA West Virginia: broke out 1984 WV Wisconsin: no breakout WI Wyoming: broke out 1974 WY