How Many People Are Named Brandolyn?
An estimated 134 people in the United States have the first name Brandolyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Brandolyn peaked in popularity in 1980 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brandolyn 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 Brandolyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
134
About 1 in 2,557,868 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1980
18 births
Total Registered
145
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brandolyn
Brandolyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 145 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Brandolyn as a female name
Ranked #13,413 in 1991
5 female births in 1991
Peak: 1980 (18 births)
Brandolyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brandolyn span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 69 babies were registered. Brandolyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brandolyn by Decade
How has Brandolyn 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.
Brandolyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brandolyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Brandolyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brandolyn?
We estimate approximately 134 people named Brandolyn 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 2,557,868 Americans share this first name.
Is Brandolyn a common name?
Brandolyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 145 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brandolyn most popular?
Brandolyn reached peak popularity in 1980, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brandolyn is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brandolyn a female name?
Brandolyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brandolyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brandolyn Smith, Brandolyn Johnson, Brandolyn 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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