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Brandy

/ˈbɹændi/ · 98% girls · 58 born in 2025

Brandy has been given to about 108,861 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1981, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈbɹændi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 105,282
Median age today45 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Brandy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1981 · 6,963
  • Born in 202558
  • All time108,861

How popular is Brandy?

Its best year was 1981, when 6,963 babies were given the name, ranking 41st. The typical living American called Brandy is about 45 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Brandy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Brandi0.79
  2. Sandy0.75
  3. Mandy0.75
  4. Candy0.75
  5. Kandy0.75
  6. Brandie0.66
  7. Brandee0.65
  8. Brenda0.57

Middle names for Brandy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Brandy Eve0.80
  2. Brandy Elizabeth0.78
  3. Brandy Josephine0.78
  4. Brandy Anne0.78
  5. Brandy Rose0.77
  6. Brandy Louise0.77

Sibling names for Brandy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaimeeither · 0.95
  2. Aprilsister · 0.93
  3. Jamieeither · 0.91
  4. Jeremybrother · 0.91
  5. Meredithsister · 0.90
  6. Alisonsister · 0.89

Where Brandy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Brandy Anderson0.74
  2. Brandy White0.72
  3. Brandy Reyes0.72
  4. Brandy Nguyen0.72
  5. Brandy Moore0.72
  6. Brandy Lee0.72

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 Brandy

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

Brandy across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.