Brandy
Brandy is a given name sometimes given in reference to the alcoholic beverage or used as a feminine form of Brandon.
Meaning & Origin of Brandy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brandy is a given name sometimes given in reference to the alcoholic beverage or used as a feminine form of Brandon.
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The Story of Brandy
Brandy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1942, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 6,897 Brandys were born — ranking #41 that year. As of 2026, Brandy ranks #3,086 for baby girls with 52 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 107K Brandys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Brandy
Brandy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1942 and has accumulated 107K births in the dataset. Brandy's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #37. Use the chart and map above to compare Brandy'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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