Brandis
Brandis is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 16 km east of Leipzig.
Meaning & Origin of Brandis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brandis is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 16 km east of Leipzig.
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The Story of Brandis
As a girl name
Brandis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1971, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 112 Brandiss were born — ranking #1,181 that year. As of 2026, Brandis ranks #10,998 for girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 730 Brandiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Brandis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1980, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 8 Brandiss were born — ranking #4,495 that year. As of 2026, Brandis ranks #12,551 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 84 Brandiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Brandis
Brandis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 730 births in the dataset. Brandis's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #1,181. Use the chart and map above to compare Brandis'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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