How Many People Are Named Brandeis?
An estimated 36 people in the United States have the first name Brandeis. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Brandeis peaked in popularity in 1975 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brandeis 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 Brandeis paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Brandeis is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
36
About 1 in 9,520,954 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1975
10 births
Total Registered
39
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brandeis
Brandeis is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 39 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Brandeis as a female name
Ranked #10,846 in 1985
5 female births in 1985
Peak: 1975 (10 births)
Brandeis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brandeis span from the 1970s to the 1980s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 21 babies were registered. Brandeis remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Brandeis by Decade
How has Brandeis 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.
Brandeis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brandeis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brandeis
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brandeis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brandeis?
We estimate approximately 36 people named Brandeis 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 9,520,954 Americans share this first name.
Is Brandeis a common name?
Brandeis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 49.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 39 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brandeis most popular?
Brandeis reached peak popularity in 1975, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brandeis is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brandeis a female name?
Brandeis is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brandeis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brandeis Smith, Brandeis Johnson, Brandeis 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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