Brandon
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning beacon hill or gorse covered hill.
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 |
Brandon by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 29,620 babies in 1992, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1985, about 1 in 66 American boys born that year was called Brandon.
Names that come from Brandon
Forms of Brandon in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Brandon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Braydonbroad hill; modern spelling of Braden338 in the US (2017)
- Bransonson of Bran the raven327 in the US (2017)
- Brandensword or fiery beacon; form of Brandon115 in the US (2017)
- Brendonprince; a masculine form of brenda114 in the US (2017)
- Brandynfiery brand; a form of Brandon48 in the US (2017)
- Braedonbroad hill; a modern respelling of Braden38 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Brandon
Names that are said the same way as Brandon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a mountain
Like Brandon, each of these has a mountain in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Landonlong hill; open grassy hill6,390 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
- Knoxround hill1,646 in the US (2017)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
- Landenlong hill or open grassy hill; a spelling variant of Landon755 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Brandon, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Reedred-haired or one who lives by reeds872 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Saigewise one; a respelling of Sage508 in the US (2017)
- Rodneyfamous island, clearing with reeds301 in the US (2017)
- Hadleighheather field; spelling variant of Hadley293 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Brandon
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