Masculine dossier · first seen 1918
Brant
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1970
Peak era
1970
Peak births
241
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Brant
How many people are named Brant?
An estimated 8,587 living Americans are named Brant.
How rare is Brant?
Brant is very rare among babies today, with 35 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 85.5% from its 1970 peak.
How old is the typical Brant?
The median age of a living American named Brant is approximately 40 years, with most bearers falling between 25 and 52 years old.
Is Brant still popular?
Not especially. Brant has been declining since its 1970 peak and registered 35 births in 2025.
Where is Brant most common?
Brant has its strongest geographic signal in Louisiana, where it appears 4.9× more often than the national baseline.
1918Peak 19702025
Peak year
1970
Decline from peak
85.5%
2025
35
All-time
9,569
Where it lives now
Brant is most concentrated in Louisiana — about 4.9× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Brant is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.