Brandon
An English place name, Old English brom “broom, gorse” plus dun “hill.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
A surname name that rode 1990s television, most visibly Beverly Hills, 90210's Brandon Walsh.
Brandon first shows up in the national records in 1914. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1971 to 2016. It spent 7 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 1992, when 29,628 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 6 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 261 for boys. All told, 774,654 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Branden (27,867), Brandan (5,776), Brandyn (5,206), Brandin (2,889) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Brandy, Brandi
Explore Brandon interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 74 | No. 1849 |
| 1920s | 125 | No. 1911 |
| 1930s | 86 | No. 2062 |
| 1940s | 192 | No. 1085 |
| 1950s | 1,175 | No. 572 |
| 1960s | 4,276 | No. 216 |
| 1970s | 65,047 | No. 35 |
| 1980s | 232,206 | No. 13 |
| 1990s | 259,420 | No. 6 |
| 2000s | 143,003 | No. 12 |
| 2010s | 54,128 | No. 44 |
| 2020s | 10,777 | No. 165 |
Births and rank shown for boys, 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.