Brandon Name Popularity
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How popular is Brandon?
The somewhat popular name Brandon was the 124th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.This top 250 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.
Its highest popularity ranking of #6 was reached for the first time in 1992 and as recently as 1994.
The name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1992 with 29,622 occurrences.
In any year, the least number of babies named Brandon was less than 5, most recently in 1939.
Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Brandon occurred roughly during the years 1913-1916, 1939-1943, 1944-1954, and 1960-1985, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1985-1990, and 1994-2017.
Where is the name Brandon popularity headed?
Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.
For a number of years, the name Brandon has been spiralling downward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Brandon for their newborn has dropped.
The name Brandon is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Brandon is much less frequently used as a given name.
for Percentages.| Brandon (Girl) | Brandon (Boy) | ||||
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| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 6 | 13,993 | 3,183 | 124 |
| 2017 | | 8 | 11,799 | 3,486 | 114 |
| 2016 | | < 5 | -- | 4,090 | 99 |
| 2015 | | 8 | 12,000 | 5,111 | 83 |
| 2014 | | < 5 | -- | 5,840 | 71 |
| 2013 | | 8 | 12,160 | 6,224 | 70 |
| 2012 | | 15 | 7,866 | 7,028 | 56 |
| 2011 | | 16 | 7,489 | 7,813 | 47 |
| 2010 | | 14 | 8,329 | 8,545 | 44 |
| 2009 | | 11 | 10,077 | 9,841 | 38 |
| 2008 | | 14 | 8,594 | 11,472 | 33 |
| 2007 | | 13 | 9,090 | 12,137 | 31 |
| 2006 | | 23 | 5,739 | 12,676 | 27 |
| 2005 | | 30 | 4,498 | 12,944 | 27 |
| 2004 | | 59 | 2,748 | 14,132 | 22 |
| 2003 | | 25 | 4,958 | 15,240 | 21 |
| 2002 | | 32 | 3,989 | 16,277 | 20 |
| 2001 | | 40 | 3,375 | 17,892 | 18 |
| 2000 | | 42 | 3,218 | 20,336 | 12 |
| 1999 | | 43 | 3,054 | 21,599 | 11 |
| 1998 | | 53 | 2,569 | 23,829 | 7 |
| 1997 | | 58 | 2,312 | 25,193 | 8 |
| 1996 | | 81 | 1,808 | 25,846 | 8 |
| 1995 | | 86 | 1,705 | 26,904 | 8 |
| 1994 | | 94 | 1,610 | 29,487 | 6 |
| 1993 | | 101 | 1,540 | 28,731 | 6 |
| 1992 | | 96 | 1,602 | 29,622 | 6 |
| 1991 | | 63 | 2,112 | 26,018 | 15 |
| 1990 | | 85 | 1,717 | 22,159 | 19 |
| 1989 | | 135 | 1,198 | 23,309 | 18 |
| 1988 | | 166 | 990 | 23,730 | 17 |
| 1987 | | 217 | 805 | 24,818 | 14 |
| 1986 | | 269 | 683 | 27,253 | 13 |
| 1985 | | 273 | 662 | 29,302 | 13 |
| 1984 | | 235 | 706 | 25,670 | 15 |
| 1983 | | 247 | 686 | 23,518 | 17 |
| 1982 | | 201 | 801 | 20,222 | 18 |
| 1981 | | 220 | 752 | 20,216 | 19 |
| 1980 | | 136 | 1,050 | 14,172 | 30 |
| 1979 | | 127 | 1,079 | 11,310 | 35 |
| 1978 | | 100 | 1,240 | 9,249 | 40 |
| 1977 | | 96 | 1,248 | 8,282 | 41 |
| 1976 | | 98 | 1,165 | 7,792 | 40 |
| 1975 | | 97 | 1,190 | 7,089 | 44 |
| 1974 | | 81 | 1,317 | 5,861 | 51 |
| 1973 | | 65 | 1,459 | 5,071 | 58 |
| 1972 | | 50 | 1,749 | 4,632 | 63 |
| 1971 | | 40 | 2,068 | 3,263 | 95 |
| 1970 | | 37 | 2,168 | 2,546 | 131 |
| 1969 | | 24 | 2,708 | 1,107 | 218 |
| 1968 | | 18 | 3,068 | 760 | 263 |
| 1967 | | 13 | 3,679 | 482 | 343 |
| 1966 | | 5 | 6,658 | 398 | 379 |
| 1965 | | 7 | 5,328 | 397 | 393 |
| 1964 | | 7 | 5,529 | 304 | 455 |
| 1963 | | 7 | 5,347 | 260 | 497 |
| 1962 | | 6 | 5,917 | 194 | 566 |
| 1961 | | 6 | 5,904 | 193 | 564 |
| 1960 | | < 5 | -- | 182 | 577 |
| 1959 | | 6 | 5,626 | 188 | 567 |
| 1958 | | 6 | 5,470 | 133 | 664 |
| 1957 | | < 5 | -- | 130 | 668 |
| 1956 | | 5 | 6,032 | 168 | 587 |
| 1955 | | 8 | 4,404 | 104 | 716 |
| 1954 | | 7 | 4,701 | 161 | 584 |
| 1953 | | < 5 | -- | 114 | 664 |
| 1952 | | < 5 | -- | 76 | 805 |
| 1951 | | < 5 | -- | 50 | 994 |
| 1950 | | < 5 | -- | 54 | 937 |
| 1949 | | < 5 | -- | 42 | 1,086 |
| 1948 | | < 5 | -- | 35 | 1,219 |
| 1947 | | < 5 | -- | 31 | 1,321 |
| 1946 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 2,555 |
| 1945 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 2,264 |
| 1944 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 1,635 |
| 1943 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 1,773 |
| 1942 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 2,395 |
| 1941 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 2,350 |
| 1940 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 2,340 |
| 1939 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 2,894 |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 2,940 |
| 1936 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 2,074 |
| 1935 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 2,549 |
| 1934 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 3,325 |
| 1933 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 2,113 |
| 1932 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 2,663 |
| 1931 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 2,222 |
| 1930 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 2,317 |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | 13 | 2,218 |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 2,869 |
| 1927 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 1,966 |
| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 1,920 |
| 1925 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 2,772 |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 2,491 |
| 1923 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 2,031 |
| 1922 | | < 5 | -- | 14 | 2,255 |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 3,007 |
| 1920 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 2,986 |
| 1919 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 2,524 |
| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 2,083 |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 2,757 |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 1,861 |
| 1915 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 2,200 |
| 1914 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 1,987 |
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