Brandan Boy

How popular is Brandan?

#7,675 boy name in 2025

10 baby boys were named Brandan in the US in 2025, making it the 7675th most popular boy name.

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5,555living people named Brandan (est.)
33median age of people named Brandan
5,776babies named Brandan since 1880
1 in 331,534US babies born in 2025

Brandan popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#7,675 for boys (▲ 4669 from 2024)
Babies in 202510 boys
10-year trendFalling fast (-52% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#4,543 in 2015, #5,037 in 2020
Peak year1993 (263 boys)
Highest rank#636 in 1993
First recorded1955
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Brandan counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Brandon family of names ranked #259 for boys in 2025 (#238 the year before), with 1,387 babies in all.

SpellingBoys in 2025Share
Brandon 1,326 96%
Branden 35 3%
Brandyn 11 1%
Brandan 10 1%
Brandin 5 0%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Brandan by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1950s27#2,627
1960s84#2,310
1970s404#1,137
1980s1,458#648
1990s2,227#636
2000s1,111#857
2010s315#2,117
2020s54#5,037

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Questions

Is Brandan a boy or girl name?
Brandan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Brandan were boys.
How popular is the name Brandan?
10 baby boys were named Brandan in the US in 2025, making it the 7675th most popular boy name.
When was Brandan most popular?
Brandan peaked in 1993, when 263 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #636 in 1993.
How many people are named Brandan?
5,776 babies have been named Brandan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,555 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 33.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.