Branden Boy
How popular is Branden?
#3,313 boy name in 2025
35 baby boys were named Branden in the US in 2025, making it the 3313th most popular boy name.
Branden popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,313 for boys (▼ 718 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 35 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-81% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,057 in 2015, #1,872 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1992 (1,150 boys) |
| Highest rank | #251 in 1987 |
| First recorded | 1959 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Branden 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.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Branden is most popular
Babies named Branden per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Branden by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | #3,987 |
| 1960s | 152 | #1,282 |
| 1970s | 1,737 | #483 |
| 1980s | 7,415 | #251 |
| 1990s | 9,684 | #252 |
| 2000s | 6,200 | #338 |
| 2010s | 2,021 | #630 |
| 2020s | 323 | #1,872 |
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Questions
- Is Branden a boy or girl name?
- Branden is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Branden were boys.
- How popular is the name Branden?
- 35 baby boys were named Branden in the US in 2025, making it the 3313th most popular boy name.
- When was Branden most popular?
- Branden peaked in 1992, when 1,150 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #251 in 1987.
- How many people are named Branden?
- 27,867 babies have been named Branden in the US since 1880. We estimate about 26,896 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 32.
- Where is Branden most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Branden was most common in New York, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
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.