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Brandon

Boy English #219 in 2023

Brandon is a boy name of English origin.

Meaning of Brandon

From Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from, from gloss=broom shrub + gloss=hill, dune.

Popularity of Brandon

Popularity, 1914–2023

1,664 births in 2023

1914 2023

767,596 U.S. births recorded from 1914–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1992

29,723 babies

First recorded

1914

109 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.