Is Brandon a boy or girl name?
Brandon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,553 boys were named Brandon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 773,294 US babies named Brandon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #230
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Brandon since 1914
- 773,294
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 29,723 babies
Boys and girls named Brandon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 74 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 125 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 86 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 192 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,176 | 32 | 2.6% |
| 1960s | 4,277 | 93 | 2.1% |
| 1970s | 65,050 | 791 | 1.2% |
| 1980s | 232,206 | 2,099 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 259,415 | 760 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 142,995 | 289 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 54,116 | 81 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 9,437 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,553 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,664 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,774 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 2,134 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 2,312 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 2,685 | #141 | 6 | #14,111 |
| 2018 | 3,210 | #124 | 6 | #14,078 |
| 2017 | 3,497 | #114 | 8 | #11,829 |
| 2016 | 4,101 | #99 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5,126 | #83 | 8 | #12,020 |
| 2014 | 5,856 | #71 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6,234 | #70 | 8 | #12,178 |
| 2012 | 7,039 | #56 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2011 | 7,820 | #47 | 16 | #7,493 |
| 2010 | 8,548 | #44 | 14 | #8,337 |
| 2009 | 9,847 | #38 | 11 | #10,089 |
| 2008 | 11,481 | #33 | 14 | #8,599 |
| 2007 | 12,145 | #31 | 13 | #9,101 |
| 2006 | 12,686 | #27 | 23 | #5,742 |
| 2005 | 12,946 | #27 | 30 | #4,501 |
| 2004 | 14,135 | #22 | 59 | #2,749 |
| 2003 | 15,245 | #21 | 25 | #4,964 |
| 2002 | 16,281 | #20 | 32 | #3,989 |
| 2001 | 17,892 | #18 | 40 | #3,377 |
| 2000 | 20,337 | #12 | 42 | #3,221 |
| 1999 | 21,602 | #11 | 43 | #3,054 |
| 1998 | 23,830 | #7 | 53 | #2,572 |
| 1997 | 25,196 | #8 | 58 | #2,312 |
| 1996 | 25,847 | #8 | 81 | #1,808 |
| 1995 | 26,904 | #8 | 86 | #1,705 |
| 1994 | 29,490 | #6 | 94 | #1,610 |
| 1993 | 28,735 | #6 | 101 | #1,540 |
| 1992 | 29,627 | #6 | 96 | #1,602 |
| 1991 | 26,022 | #15 | 63 | #2,112 |
| 1990 | 22,162 | #19 | 85 | #1,717 |
| 1989 | 23,310 | #18 | 135 | #1,199 |
| 1988 | 23,744 | #17 | 166 | #990 |
| 1987 | 24,823 | #14 | 217 | #806 |
| 1986 | 27,253 | #13 | 269 | #683 |
| 1985 | 29,307 | #13 | 273 | #662 |
| 1984 | 25,671 | #15 | 235 | #706 |
| 1983 | 23,516 | #17 | 247 | #686 |
| 1982 | 20,215 | #18 | 201 | #801 |
| 1981 | 20,205 | #19 | 220 | #752 |
| 1980 | 14,162 | #31 | 136 | #1,050 |
| 1979 | 11,302 | #35 | 127 | #1,081 |
| 1978 | 9,241 | #40 | 100 | #1,241 |
| 1977 | 8,272 | #41 | 96 | #1,248 |
| 1976 | 7,790 | #40 | 98 | #1,166 |
| 1975 | 7,089 | #44 | 97 | #1,192 |
| 1974 | 5,859 | #51 | 81 | #1,316 |
| 1973 | 5,066 | #58 | 65 | #1,458 |
| 1972 | 4,625 | #63 | 50 | #1,749 |
| 1971 | 3,262 | #95 | 40 | #2,070 |
| 1970 | 2,544 | #131 | 37 | #2,168 |
| 1969 | 1,107 | #218 | 24 | #2,710 |
| 1968 | 759 | #263 | 18 | #3,069 |
| 1967 | 483 | #342 | 13 | #3,678 |
| 1966 | 397 | #379 | 5 | #6,661 |
| 1965 | 395 | #394 | 7 | #5,334 |
| 1964 | 304 | #455 | 7 | #5,528 |
| 1963 | 259 | #499 | 7 | #5,346 |
| 1962 | 194 | #566 | 6 | #5,922 |
| 1961 | 193 | #565 | 6 | #5,908 |
| 1960 | 186 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 186 | #572 | 6 | #5,622 |
| 1958 | 132 | #665 | 6 | #5,468 |
| 1957 | 131 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 168 | #587 | 5 | #6,037 |
| 1955 | 104 | #716 | 8 | #4,402 |
| 1954 | 162 | #580 | 7 | #4,706 |
| 1953 | 113 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 76 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 50 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 54 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 42 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 35 | #1,218 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 31 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,556 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,264 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 18 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 17 | #1,773 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,397 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,350 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,341 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 7 | #2,895 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 7 | #2,941 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,073 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,548 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,326 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,112 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,663 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,221 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 12 | #2,315 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,869 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 17 | #1,966 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 17 | #1,920 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 9 | #2,956 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,490 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,031 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,255 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,007 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 9 | #2,986 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,525 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,083 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,757 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 16 | #1,861 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,200 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 11 | #1,987 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brandon reached #6 in 1992. As a girl name, it reached #662 in 1985. 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 Brandon
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.