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Brandan

98% boys · 10 born in 2025

Brandan has been given to about 5,776 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1993, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 5,309
Median age today33 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Brandan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1993 · 263
  • Born in 202510
  • All time5,776

How popular is Brandan?

Its best year was 1993, when 263 babies were given the name, ranking 638th. The typical living American called Brandan is about 33 years old today.

Names that sound like Brandan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Brendan0.82
  2. Brandon0.76
  3. Brayan0.79
  4. Branden0.76
  5. Brandyn0.76
  6. Brennan0.71
  7. Adan0.68
  8. Rayan0.68

Middle names for Brandan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Brandan John0.77
  2. Brandan Lee0.77
  3. Brandan Ross0.76
  4. Brandan Quinn0.76
  5. Brandan Jude0.76
  6. Brandan Finn0.76

Sibling names for Brandan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.85
  2. Dariusbrother · 0.85
  3. Angelicasister · 0.84
  4. Alvarobrother · 0.84
  5. Tianasister · 0.83
  6. Nathanaelbrother · 0.82

Where Brandan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Brandan Anderson0.74
    2. Brandan White0.72
    3. Brandan Reyes0.72
    4. Brandan Moore0.72
    5. Brandan Lee0.72
    6. Brandan Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Brandan

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.