Is Brandyn a boy or girl name?
Brandyn is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 9 boys were named Brandyn, so 40% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8.5% of the 5,193 US babies named Brandyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #8,379
- Girl rank, 2024
- #13,708
- Babies named Brandyn since 1968
- 5,193
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 269 babies
Boys and girls named Brandyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7 | 6 | 46.2% |
| 1970s | 142 | 164 | 53.6% |
| 1980s | 886 | 170 | 16.1% |
| 1990s | 2,048 | 56 | 2.7% |
| 2000s | 1,123 | 18 | 1.6% |
| 2010s | 468 | 15 | 3.1% |
| 2020s | 77 | 13 | 14.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,379 | 6 | #13,708 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,584 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,240 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,652 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,489 | 7 | #12,357 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,015 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,803 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 42 | #2,845 | 6 | #14,437 |
| 2016 | 29 | #3,694 | 9 | #11,023 |
| 2015 | 44 | #2,725 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 56 | #2,319 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 48 | #2,537 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 51 | #2,455 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 61 | #2,149 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 83 | #1,781 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 90 | #1,720 | 5 | #17,753 |
| 2008 | 94 | #1,640 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 98 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 109 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 97 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 99 | #1,426 | 6 | #14,468 |
| 2003 | 127 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 112 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 143 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 154 | #974 | 7 | #11,972 |
| 1999 | 182 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 193 | #792 | 7 | #11,294 |
| 1997 | 175 | #828 | 6 | #12,288 |
| 1996 | 195 | #757 | 7 | #10,728 |
| 1995 | 216 | #728 | 11 | #7,580 |
| 1994 | 232 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 231 | #675 | 9 | #8,811 |
| 1992 | 259 | #640 | 10 | #8,144 |
| 1991 | 207 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 158 | #810 | 6 | #11,577 |
| 1989 | 165 | #772 | 8 | #8,850 |
| 1988 | 151 | #767 | 10 | #7,184 |
| 1987 | 124 | #838 | 14 | #5,336 |
| 1986 | 136 | #777 | 18 | #4,365 |
| 1985 | 106 | #882 | 24 | #3,522 |
| 1984 | 44 | #1,446 | 20 | #3,880 |
| 1983 | 45 | #1,400 | 19 | #3,963 |
| 1982 | 48 | #1,364 | 12 | #5,573 |
| 1981 | 39 | #1,549 | 22 | #3,634 |
| 1980 | 28 | #1,970 | 23 | #3,518 |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,319 | 28 | #3,005 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,484 | 12 | #5,245 |
| 1977 | 29 | #1,785 | 21 | #3,495 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,430 | 10 | #5,634 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,270 | 19 | #3,521 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,562 | 47 | #1,851 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,038 | 14 | #4,174 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,069 | 7 | #6,633 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,699 | 6 | #7,473 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,286 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,707 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,402 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brandyn reached #640 in 1992. As a girl name, it reached #1,851 in 1974. 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 Brandyn
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.