Brandon

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Brandon is a masculine given name representing a transferred use of the English surname Brandon. The surname is toponymic in origin and may derive from any of various places in England named Brandon or Brundon.

From Wikipedia

Brandon first appears in the data in 1992 and has been recorded in 18 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 553 babies (rank #26 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Brandon

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Brandon yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,007

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

553

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Brandon

Brandon Leemartial artist · b. 1965
Brandon Sandersonshort story writer · b. 1975
Brandon Routhfilm actor · b. 1979
Brandon HardestyYouTuber · b. 1987
Brandon Flowerssongwriter · b. 1981

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1992	359	#48
1993	437	#37
1994	438	#37
1995	444	#36
1996	420	#38
1997	553	#26
1998	461	#31
1999	356	#42
2000	328	#45
2001	272	#56
2002	246	#58
2003	233	#61
2004	194	#73
2005	173	#84
2014	13	#154
2015	6	#242
2016	69	#143
2017	5	#295