Brandi
Brandi is both a surname and a given name.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Brandi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brandi is both a surname and a given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Brandi
The earliest SSA record of Brandi as a baby girl name dates back to 1949, when 5 babies received it. 1981 was its biggest year on record, with 5,527 newborns named Brandi — #50 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Brandis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,339 among baby girl names with 32 births, falling sharply (-36%). In total, more than 102K Brandis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Brandi
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Brandi. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Brandi
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About the name Brandi
Brandi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1949 and has accumulated 102K births in the dataset. Brandi's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #50. Use the chart and map above to compare Brandi'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.