Brandon has been given to about 774,654 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1992, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Brandon ranks 261st among American boys in 2025, with 1,326 born that year. Its best year was 1992, when 29,724 babies were given the name, ranking 6th. The typical living American called Brandon is about 33 years old today. It is relatively most common in Delaware, where it accounts for 0.10% of births.
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.