Is Branden a boy or girl name?
Branden is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 51 boys were named Branden, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.2% of the 27,831 US babies named Branden were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,596
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Branden since 1959
- 27,831
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 1,160 babies
Boys and girls named Branden, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 152 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,737 | 83 | 4.6% |
| 1980s | 7,414 | 202 | 2.7% |
| 1990s | 9,684 | 45 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 6,200 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,021 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 288 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51 | #2,596 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 54 | #2,482 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 46 | #2,792 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 58 | #2,349 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 79 | #1,874 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 75 | #1,957 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 114 | #1,506 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 116 | #1,460 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 151 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 188 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 205 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 201 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 250 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 336 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 385 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 444 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 431 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 556 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 566 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 588 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 618 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 662 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 714 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 811 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 810 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 918 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 909 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 889 | #305 | 6 | #12,287 |
| 1996 | 939 | #288 | 6 | #12,033 |
| 1995 | 910 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 1,038 | #270 | 8 | #9,687 |
| 1993 | 1,071 | #270 | 7 | #10,746 |
| 1992 | 1,150 | #252 | 10 | #8,143 |
| 1991 | 1,011 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 849 | #300 | 8 | #9,351 |
| 1989 | 970 | #262 | 10 | #7,505 |
| 1988 | 894 | #262 | 26 | #3,594 |
| 1987 | 913 | #251 | 13 | #5,634 |
| 1986 | 858 | #259 | 22 | #3,768 |
| 1985 | 810 | #265 | 21 | #3,865 |
| 1984 | 735 | #283 | 19 | #4,014 |
| 1983 | 640 | #309 | 17 | #4,304 |
| 1982 | 596 | #320 | 23 | #3,537 |
| 1981 | 600 | #317 | 26 | #3,258 |
| 1980 | 398 | #407 | 25 | #3,330 |
| 1979 | 293 | #483 | 14 | #4,869 |
| 1978 | 246 | #524 | 11 | #5,602 |
| 1977 | 252 | #527 | 15 | #4,452 |
| 1976 | 177 | #615 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1975 | 205 | #564 | 9 | #6,018 |
| 1974 | 165 | #625 | 7 | #6,978 |
| 1973 | 141 | #673 | 7 | #6,743 |
| 1972 | 107 | #771 | 6 | #7,359 |
| 1971 | 78 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 73 | #931 | 5 | #8,106 |
| 1969 | 27 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 35 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 23 | #1,611 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 16 | #1,974 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 21 | #1,722 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,109 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,689 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,340 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,116 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,053 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Branden reached #251 in 1987. As a girl name, it reached #3,258 in 1981. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Branden
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.