Masculine dossier · first seen 1914

Brandon

Endangered Down 95.5% from peak
Peak era
1992
Peak births
29,628
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Millennial

Quick answers about Brandon

How many people are named Brandon?

An estimated 743,663 living Americans are named Brandon.

How rare is Brandon?

Brandon is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 1,326 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 95.5% from its 1992 peak.

How old is the typical Brandon?

The median age of a living American named Brandon is approximately 33 years, with most bearers falling between 26 and 41 years old.

Is Brandon still popular?

No. Brandon is endangered as a baby name, down 95.5% from its 1992 peak with 1,326 births in 2025.

Where is Brandon most common?

Brandon has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 4.1× more often than the national baseline.

1914Peak 19922025
peak 1992 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1992
Decline from peak
95.5%
2025
1,326
All-time
770,509

Brandon took 51 years to reach 37 states. A slow burn from Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington outward.

Broke out: Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington, 1968 · over-represented in 37 states over 51 years

Alabama: broke out 1978 AL Alaska: broke out 1973 AK Arizona: broke out 1969 AZ Arkansas: broke out 1970 AR California: broke out 1970 CA Colorado: broke out 1968 CO Connecticut: never over-represented CT Delaware: broke out 1993 DE District of Columbia: broke out 2007 DC Florida: never over-represented FL Georgia: broke out 1985 GA Hawaii: broke out 1968 HI Idaho: broke out 1969 ID Illinois: never over-represented IL Indiana: broke out 1979 IN Iowa: never over-represented IA Kansas: broke out 1968 KS Kentucky: broke out 1981 KY Louisiana: broke out 1968 LA Maine: broke out 1996 ME Maryland: broke out 2018 MD Massachusetts: never over-represented MA Michigan: never over-represented MI Minnesota: never over-represented MN Mississippi: broke out 2016 MS Missouri: never over-represented MO Montana: broke out 1968 MT Nebraska: broke out 1972 NE Nevada: broke out 1969 NV New Hampshire: never over-represented NH New Jersey: broke out 2019 NJ New Mexico: broke out 1968 NM New York: never over-represented NY North Carolina: broke out 1981 NC North Dakota: broke out 1977 ND Ohio: never over-represented OH Oklahoma: broke out 1968 OK Oregon: broke out 1968 OR Pennsylvania: never over-represented PA Rhode Island: broke out 2017 RI South Carolina: broke out 1985 SC South Dakota: broke out 1980 SD Tennessee: broke out 1969 TN Texas: broke out 1968 TX Utah: broke out 1968 UT Vermont: broke out 1996 VT Virginia: never over-represented VA Washington: broke out 1968 WA West Virginia: broke out 1984 WV Wisconsin: never over-represented WI Wyoming: broke out 1970 WY