Brandan
Brandan is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Brandan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brandan is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Brandan
Brandan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1955, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 263 Brandans were born — ranking #637 that year. As of 2026, Brandan ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-69%). In total, more than 6K Brandans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Brandan
Brandan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Brandan's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #637. Use the chart and map above to compare Brandan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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