Brandon
Top 1000
About Brandon
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.
Pronounced BRAN-dun.
As of October 2026, Brandon ranked #261 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6 in 1994.
Editor's take: The name Brandon is a boy's name of English origin meaning "broom-covered hill".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #71 | 5,856 | 3,048.6 |
| 2015 | #83 | 5,126 | 2,674.3 |
| 2016 | #99 | 4,101 | 2,161 |
| 2017 | #114 | 3,497 | 1,889.3 |
| 2018 | #124 | 3,210 | 1,767.5 |
| 2019 | #141 | 2,685 | 1,496.5 |
| 2020 | #165 | 2,312 | 1,339.5 |
| 2021 | #181 | 2,134 | 1,219.8 |
| 2022 | #211 | 1,774 | 1,016 |
| 2023 | #219 | 1,664 | 972.8 |
| 2024 | #230 | 1,553 | 901.4 |
| 2025 | #261 | 1,326 | 776.3 |
World rankings
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Brandon on lists
Famous Brandons
- 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.
- Brandon Lake
modern Christian singer
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".