Brandon
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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.
Brandon is also given to girls.
Pronounced BRAN-dun.
As of October 2026, Brandon ranked #261 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6 in 1994, Nameberry popularity #876.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #71 | 5,856 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #83 | 5,126 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #99 | 4,101 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #114 | 3,497 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #124 | 3,210 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #141 | 2,685 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #165 | 2,312 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #181 | 2,134 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #211 | 1,774 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #219 | 1,664 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #230 | 1,553 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #261 | 1,326 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Brandon on lists
Famous Brandons
- Brandon Richard FlowersBoy
American singer from The Killers.
- Brandon Charles BoydBoy
American singer,songwriter and musician.
- Brandon James RouthBoy
American actor.
- Brandon Spencer CallBoy
American actor.
- Brandon Bruce LeeBoy
American actor and martial artist
- Brandon Byron JenningsBoy
American basketball player
- Brandon Tyrone MarshallBoy
American NFL player
- Brandon Dawayne RoyBoy
American basketball player and coach
- Brandon Xavier IngramBoy
American basketball player
- Brandon JennerBoy
son of American television personality Caitlyn Jenner.
- Brandon Mychal SmithBoy
American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer.
- Brandon Cole "Bam" MargeraBoy
American pro skateboarder and actor.
- Brandon WestgateBoy
American pro skateboarder.
- Brandon MichaelBoy
Paul Estrada, American athlete
- Brandon "Bug" HallBoy
American actor.
- Brandon StantonBoy
American photographer and blogger
- Brandon MullBoy
American novelist
- Brandon SandersonBoy
American novelist
- Brandon Jacob UranowitzBoy
American actor.
- Brandon FlynnBoy
American actor.
- Brandon Timothy KeilenBoy
husband of Michael (Bates) Keilen of reality TV show Bringing Up Bates.
- Brandon BrownBoy
American guitarist of rock band "Veridia".
- Brandon RowlandBoy
American social media personality.
- Brandon Michael Osmond (b. 1985)Boy
son of singer Donny Osmond.
- Brandon Huger (bBoy
1989), son of reality TV personality Karen Huger of "Real Housewives of the Potomac".
- Brandon Avery Perlman (b. 1990)Boy
son of actor Ron Perlman.
- Brandon Lee (b. 1996)Boy
son of actress Pamela Anderson and musician Tommy Lee.
- Brandon Garry (b. 2008)Boy
son of singer Maria Lawson and Lawrence Garry.
- Brandon LakeBoy
modern Christian singer
Brandon in pop culture
- Brandon Matthew BuckinghamBoy
main male character in Scarlett Avery’s book “Bad Boy SEALs”.
- Brandon WalshBoy
main character from TV show "Beverly Hills 90210".
- BrandonBoy
character from the movie "Galaxy Quest".
- BrandonBoy
possible rival character in video games Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald.
- Brandon "Brand" WalshBoy
character from the film "The Goonies".
- Brandon "Bran" StarkBoy
character in "Game of Thrones".
- Colonel BrandonBoy
character in Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility".