How Many People Are Named Brant?
An estimated 8,781 people in the United States have the first name Brant. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Brant peaked in popularity in 1970 with 241 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brant 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 Brant paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,781
About 1 in 39,034 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1970
241 births
Total Registered
9,545
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brant
Brant is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 9,545 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Brant as a male name
Ranked #3,891 in 2024
28 male births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (241 births)
Brant as a female name
Ranked #10,447 in 1983
5 female births in 1983
Peak: 1971 (5 births)
Brant: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brant span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 2,040 babies were registered. Brant has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brant by Decade
How has Brant 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.
Brant by State
Birth registrations for Brant span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in New Mexico, Maryland, Connecticut. On average, about 143 Brants were registered per state.
Brant + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brant as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brant
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brant: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brant?
We estimate approximately 8,781 people named Brant 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 39,034 Americans share this first name.
Is Brant a common name?
Brant is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,545 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brant most popular?
Brant reached peak popularity in 1970, when 241 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brant is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brant a male name?
Brant is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brant Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brant Smith, Brant Johnson, Brant 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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