How Many People Are Named Brandan?
An estimated 5,578 people in the United States have the first name Brandan. It is predominantly male (98.3%). The average bearer is 33 years old, and Brandan peaked in popularity in 1993 with 263 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brandan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Brandan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Brandan is overwhelmingly male, 96 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
5,578
About 1 in 61,448 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.3% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1993
263 births
Total Registered
5,766
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brandan
Brandan is predominantly male (98.3%), though 96 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Brandan as a male name
Ranked #12,558 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (263 births)
Brandan as a female name
Ranked #12,614 in 1989
5 female births in 1989
Peak: 1985 (13 births)
Brandan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brandan span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,227 babies were registered. Brandan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brandan by Decade
How has Brandan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Brandan by State
Birth registrations for Brandan span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Ohio. The lowest are in Utah, Mississippi, Kansas. On average, about 88 Brandans were registered per state.
Brandan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brandan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brandan
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brandan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brandan?
We estimate approximately 5,578 people named Brandan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 61,448 Americans share this first name.
Is Brandan a common name?
Brandan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,766 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brandan most popular?
Brandan reached peak popularity in 1993, when 263 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brandan is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brandan a male name?
Brandan is predominantly male. 98.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brandan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brandan Smith, Brandan Johnson, Brandan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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