How Many People Are Named Brandon Schmidt?

There are approximately 356 people named Brandon Schmidt living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 962,793 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Brandon with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Schmidt. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

356

1 in 962,793 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Brandon

Last Name

Schmidt

Brandon: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Brandon. The peak year was 1992 with 29,723 births. The average person named Brandon today is 33 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Brandon

In the 2020 Census, the first name Brandon was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (62.02%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (15.03%) and Black (14.19%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Brandon in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Brandon rose or fell over time.

White

62.02%

Black

14.19%

Hispanic

15.03%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.30%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.88%

Two or More Races

4.58%

Ancestry of the Schmidt Surname

The surname Schmidt was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Schmidt in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

92.27%

Black

0.48%

Hispanic

3.32%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.84%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.36%

Two or More Races

2.74%

How we calculated this

The first name "Brandon" has an estimated frequency of 0.218% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Schmidt" appears at a rate of 47.60 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Brandon are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 356 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Brandon

Brandon Smith Brandon Johnson Brandon Williams Brandon Brown Brandon Jones Brandon Garcia Brandon Lee Brandon King

Other people with the surname Schmidt

Michael Schmidt James Schmidt John Schmidt David Schmidt Robert Schmidt William Schmidt Jason Schmidt

Brandon Schmidt: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Brandon Schmidt?

We estimate approximately 356 people named Brandon Schmidt are alive in the United States today. The first name Brandon is shared by 748,293 Americans, and the surname Schmidt is shared by 163,168.

How rare is the name Brandon Schmidt?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 962,793 Americans. The first name Brandon is very common and the surname Schmidt is common.

Is Brandon a male or female name?

Brandon is predominantly male, with 99.5% of bearers being male and 0.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 1992 and the average bearer today is 33 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Brandon?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Brandon was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (62.02%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (15.03%) and Black (14.19%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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