Brandon
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning beacon hill or gorse covered hill.
Babies a year
3,482
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#261
down from #230
UK popularity
#822
39 babies
How Brandon has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #83 |
| 2016 | #99 |
| 2017 | #114 |
| 2018 | #124 |
| 2019 | #141 |
| 2020 | #167 |
| 2021 | #181 |
| 2022 | #211 |
| 2023 | #219 |
| 2024 | #230 |
| 2025 | #261 |
In 2025, 39 babies in England and Wales were named Brandon. In the US, 3,482 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 29,620 in 1992.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Brandon was most common in 1985, when it went to 1.52% of American babies of that sex.
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