Is Brandy a boy or girl name?
Brandy is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 49 girls and 12 boys were named Brandy, so 80.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.9% of the 108,799 US babies named Brandy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,872
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,221
- Babies named Brandy since 1942
- 108,799
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 6,962 babies
Boys and girls named Brandy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 64 | 100% |
| 1950s | 44 | 202 | 82.1% |
| 1960s | 169 | 1,242 | 88% |
| 1970s | 783 | 40,070 | 98.1% |
| 1980s | 575 | 44,527 | 98.7% |
| 1990s | 291 | 14,908 | 98.1% |
| 2000s | 250 | 4,252 | 94.4% |
| 2010s | 148 | 998 | 87.1% |
| 2020s | 37 | 239 | 86.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #6,872 | 49 | #3,221 |
| 2023 | 6 | #11,012 | 57 | #2,939 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,531 | 43 | #3,605 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,556 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,784 | 47 | #3,289 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,976 | 49 | #3,231 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,393 | 65 | #2,652 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,369 | 69 | #2,549 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,780 | 80 | #2,346 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,133 | 66 | #2,685 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,506 | 93 | #2,082 |
| 2013 | 18 | #5,001 | 121 | #1,714 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,748 | 132 | #1,632 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,383 | 146 | #1,515 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,377 | 177 | #1,329 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,844 | 233 | #1,092 |
| 2008 | 28 | #3,749 | 250 | #1,046 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,138 | 313 | #887 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,115 | 342 | #797 |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,096 | 378 | #723 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,744 | 417 | #657 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,848 | 454 | #600 |
| 2002 | 27 | #3,269 | 559 | #496 |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,422 | 587 | #474 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,419 | 719 | #399 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,384 | 855 | #351 |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,606 | 1,058 | #284 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,269 | 1,112 | #261 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,756 | 1,366 | #215 |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,450 | 1,508 | #195 |
| 1994 | 34 | #2,311 | 1,350 | #214 |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,585 | 1,520 | #195 |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,219 | 1,814 | #168 |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,101 | 2,060 | #148 |
| 1990 | 37 | #2,015 | 2,265 | #137 |
| 1989 | 42 | #1,797 | 2,454 | #121 |
| 1988 | 48 | #1,529 | 2,686 | #107 |
| 1987 | 47 | #1,506 | 3,032 | #92 |
| 1986 | 74 | #1,089 | 3,295 | #84 |
| 1985 | 51 | #1,357 | 3,901 | #70 |
| 1984 | 49 | #1,351 | 4,580 | #64 |
| 1983 | 61 | #1,155 | 5,194 | #57 |
| 1982 | 64 | #1,140 | 6,078 | #50 |
| 1981 | 65 | #1,133 | 6,897 | #41 |
| 1980 | 74 | #1,047 | 6,410 | #42 |
| 1979 | 84 | #965 | 6,775 | #39 |
| 1978 | 99 | #865 | 6,699 | #37 |
| 1977 | 65 | #1,072 | 5,477 | #51 |
| 1976 | 71 | #990 | 5,232 | #55 |
| 1975 | 103 | #818 | 4,944 | #57 |
| 1974 | 99 | #808 | 3,832 | #80 |
| 1973 | 77 | #914 | 3,715 | #82 |
| 1972 | 80 | #895 | 2,082 | #140 |
| 1971 | 48 | #1,183 | 704 | #353 |
| 1970 | 57 | #1,082 | 610 | #385 |
| 1969 | 30 | #1,467 | 330 | #541 |
| 1968 | 31 | #1,395 | 286 | #565 |
| 1967 | 26 | #1,509 | 154 | #805 |
| 1966 | 21 | #1,687 | 100 | #1,042 |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,190 | 90 | #1,110 |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,554 | 98 | #1,105 |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,214 | 70 | #1,321 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,864 | 45 | #1,692 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,135 | 32 | #2,073 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,117 | 37 | #1,858 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,549 | 28 | #2,158 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,060 | 23 | #2,387 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,604 | 20 | #2,570 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,247 | 13 | #3,345 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,067 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,190 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,170 | 21 | #2,305 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,076 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,773 | 10 | #3,511 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,071 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,423 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,923 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,034 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,030 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,072 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,114 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,529 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,173 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brandy reached #808 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #37 in 1978. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Brandy
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.