US Name Trends

Brandi

The spirit, from Dutch brandewijn, “burnt wine”; also read as a feminine of Brandon.

1981peak year
No. 50best rank (1981)
102,295babies since 1880
outside top 1000 in 2025

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Brandi per year — peak 5,527▬ girls ▬ boys18801900192019401960198020002020

Brandi first shows up in the national records in 1949. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1975 to 1989. Its biggest year was 1981, when 5,527 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 50 nationally. All told, 102,295 Americans have been given the name since 1880.

Related names

Other spellings on record: Brandy (108,861), Brandie (15,868), Brandee (5,486) (total births since 1880)

Other names that share a story: Brandon

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By the decade

DecadeBirthsBest rank
1940s5No. 5244
1950s72No. 2453
1960s1,465No. 464
1970s29,078No. 61
1980s42,890No. 50
1990s22,955No. 103
2000s4,059No. 388
2010s1,101No. 1335
2020s281No. 2674

Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.

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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.