🔥Brandon

English

"broom-covered hill"

Brandon Origin and Meaning

The name Brandon is a boy's name of English origin meaning "broom-covered hill".

Brandon, a forebear of the Braden-Caden pack, had a great run of popularity over several decades, being in the Top 10 from 1992 to 1998, one of its inspirations being hearthrob Brandon Walsh played by Jason Priestley on the original Beverly Hills 90210--and it was aso the name of several soap opera characters.

Newer names like Landon and Braden are feeling fresher to many parents, and it's sometimes confused with the Irish Brendan.

Brandon Rank in US Top 1000

# 230 in the US

Brandon Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 735 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Brandon

• 230 US 2024
• 735 Nameberry 2025
• 665 England 2024
• 117 Mexico 2021

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Famous People Named Brandon

• Brandon Richard Flowers American singer from The Killers.
• Brandon Charles Boyd American singer,songwriter and musician.
• Brandon James Routh American actor.
• Brandon Spencer Call American actor.
• Brandon Bruce Lee American actor and martial artist
• Brandon Byron Jennings American basketball player
• Brandon Tyrone Marshall American NFL player
• Brandon Dawayne Roy American basketball player and coach
• Brandon Xavier Ingram American basketball player
• Brandon Jenner son of American television personality Caitlyn Jenner.
• Brandon Mychal Smith American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer.
• Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera American pro skateboarder and actor.
• Brandon Westgate American pro skateboarder.
• Brandon Michael Paul Estrada, American athlete
• Brandon "Bug" Hall American actor.
• Brandon Stanton American photographer and blogger
• Brandon Mull American novelist
• Brandon Sanderson American novelist
• Brandon Jacob Uranowitz American actor.
• Brandon Flynn American actor.
• Brandon Timothy Keilen husband of Michael (Bates) Keilen of reality TV show Bringing Up Bates.
• Brandon Brown American guitarist of rock band "Veridia".
• Brandon Rowland American social media personality.
• Brandon Michael Osmond (b. 1985) son of singer Donny Osmond.
• Brandon Huger (b 1989), son of reality TV personality Karen Huger of "Real Housewives of the Potomac".
• Brandon Avery Perlman (b. 1990) son of actor Ron Perlman.
• Brandon Lee (b. 1996) son of actress Pamela Anderson and musician Tommy Lee.
• Brandon Garry (b. 2008) son of singer Maria Lawson and Lawrence Garry.

The name Brandon in Pop Culture

• Brandon Matthew Buckingham main male character in Scarlett Avery’s book “Bad Boy SEALs”.
• Brandon Walsh main character from TV show "Beverly Hills 90210".
• Brandon character from the movie "Galaxy Quest".
• Brandon possible rival character in video games Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald.
• Brandon "Brand" Walsh character from the film "The Goonies".
• Brandon "Bran" Stark character in "Game of Thrones".
• Colonel Brandon character in Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility".