Brandin
Brandin is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Brandin Bryant, American football player Brandin Cooks, American football player Brandin Cote, Canadian ice hockey player Brandin Echols, American football player Brandin Knight, American basketball player Brandin Podziemski, Polish-American basketball player Claes-Göran Brandin, Swedish politician Maria Brandin,…
Meaning & Origin of Brandin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brandin is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Brandin Bryant, American football player Brandin Cooks, American football player Brandin Cote, Canadian ice hockey player Brandin Echols, American football player Brandin Knight, American basketball player Brandin Podziemski, Polish-American basketball player Claes-Göran Brandin, Swedish politician Maria Brandin,…
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The Story of Brandin
Brandin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1972, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 125 Brandins were born — ranking #850 that year. As of 2026, Brandin ranks #10,812 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Brandins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Brandin
Brandin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Brandin's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #850. Use the chart and map above to compare Brandin'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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