Brandyn

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #13,477 · #7,194 for boys in 2025, 11 births
Given to boys 91.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1992 · 259 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
4,764
since 1968

Brandyn over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #1,848, 1974peak #640, 1992girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,19411
2024#13,4776#8,3129
2023#6,22014
2022#5,21518
2021#4,49422
2020#12,1427#5,45116
2019#4,00326
2018#3,79328
2017#14,1246#2,84042
2016#10,8599#3,68129
2015#2,72244
2014#2,31756
2013#2,52848
2012#2,44851
2011#2,14561
2010#1,77883
2009#17,2945#1,71790
2008#1,63994
2007#1,59398
2006#1,427109
2005#1,48597
2004#14,1796#1,42599
2003#1,173127
2002#1,223112
2001#1,027143
2000#11,8017#973154
1999#831182
1998#11,1387#790193
1997#12,0706#828175
1996#10,5677#757195
1995#7,51411#727216
1994#681232
1993#8,7199#675231
1992#8,06510#640259
1991#703207
1990#11,4096#809158
1989#8,7618#772165
1988#7,11110#767151
1987#5,31214#836124
1986#4,34718#777136
1985#3,51724#882106
1984#3,87420#1,44444
1983#3,94919#1,39945
1982#5,53412#1,36248
1981#3,62522#1,54839
1980#3,50623#1,96528
1979#2,99728#2,31021
1978#5,21412#2,47318
1977#3,48621#1,78029
1976#5,60110#2,41718
1975#3,51419#3,24611
1974#1,84847#2,54915
1973#4,15514#3,01311
1972#6,5587#4,9865
1971#7,3886#3,6588
1970#4,2306
1969#6,6176
1968#3,3657
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First appearance
1968

The first year at least five boys were named Brandyn! It came in at #3,365, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1969, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Brandyn is popular in 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedMNIllinois: #733 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 9,913 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedWIMichigan: #592 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 7,890 boysMINew York: #815 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 11,570 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedINOhio: #501 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 7,255 boysOHPennsylvania: #481 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 6,857 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #886 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 15,278 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedNEMissouri: #550 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,592 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedDEArizona: #406 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,419 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedALGeorgia: #779 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,032 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Brandyn, so not publishedHITexas: #939 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 15,324 boysTXFlorida: #869 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 13,101 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arizona#406 · 1 in 3,419
  2. Pennsylvania#481 · 1 in 6,857
  3. Ohio#501 · 1 in 7,255
  4. Missouri#550 · 1 in 7,592
  5. Michigan#592 · 1 in 7,890

Best ever in a state: #160 in North Dakota, 1992.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#40691 in 3,419
Pennsylvania#481121 in 6,857
Ohio#501111 in 7,255
Missouri#55051 in 7,592
Michigan#59291 in 7,890
Illinois#73391 in 9,913
Georgia#77951 in 10,032
New York#815121 in 11,570
Florida#86971 in 13,101
California#886191 in 15,278
Texas#939101 in 15,324
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Brandyn
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 1,118 spots since 2024 (#8,312#7,194)
  • 1,743 spots since 2020 (#5,451#7,194)
  • 4,472 spots since 2015 (#2,722#7,194)
  • Biggest jump: 562 spots in 1985 (#1,444#882)
  • Biggest drop: 142 spots in 2000 (#831#973)
Rise & fade · boys
24 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1968
  • Peaked 1992 at #640 (259 births)
  • Births halved by 2002, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 16 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 16 yrs · run 1985–2000
Share of babies · boys
1 in 7,712
  • Highest: 1 in 7,712 boys born in 1992 were named Brandyn (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 155,280 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 43.0% of all boys named Brandyn (2,048) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1980
  • Mostly girls until 1979, mostly boys since
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s7#3,365 (1968)#3,365
1970s142#1,780 (1977)#3,066
1980s886#767 (1988)#1,175
1990s2,048#640 (1992)#744
2000s1,123#973 (2000)#1,368
2010s468#1,778 (2010)#2,826
2020s90#4,494 (2021)#6,148

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Brandyn in 1990

girls
#11,409
6 births · 1 in 316,425 girls
boys
#809
158 births · 1 in 13,000 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #11,409Brandyn6

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #809Brandyn158
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 316,425 of them was named Brandyn, which outranked 25.1% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brandyn
  1. #10,193Zandrea7
  2. #10,193Zane7
  3. #10,193Zanna7
  4. #11,409Brandyn6
  5. #11,409Aariel6
  6. #11,409Aarion6
  7. #11,409Abagael6
  8. #12,958Aarica5
  9. #12,958Aasha5
  10. #12,958Abagale5

Tied with 1,548 names at #11,409; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. 5,592Alannah#6,531#939
  2. 1,178Symone#1,998#820
  3. 869Shelbi#1,750#881
  4. 831Latifah#1,532#701
  5. 828Skyler#1,564#736
Fallers
  1. 2,554Elizabet#524#3,078
  2. 1,572Katherin#717#2,289
  3. 652Stephani#390#1,042
  4. 504Ashanti#893#1,397
  5. 416Audrianna#759#1,175

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 13,000 of them was named Brandyn, which outranked 91.5% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brandyn
  1. #804Gregorio159
  2. #804Virgil159
  3. #804Willis159
  4. #809Brandyn158
  5. #809Alphonso158
  6. #809Jerald158
  7. #812Alonso157
  8. #812Cary157
  9. #812Isaias157

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. 3,636Tevin#4,017#381
  2. 3,283Keenen#4,271#988
  3. 1,325Male#2,027#702
  4. 1,032Denzel#1,476#444
  5. 598Kevon#1,476#878
Fallers
  1. 1,130Kiara#956#2,086
  2. 916Rachel#993#1,909
  3. 855Nicole#985#1,840
  4. 746Tiffany#956#1,702
  5. 681Sarah#819#1,500

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1990