Boys' name · peaked in 1992
Branden name popularity since 1925
27,867 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Branden (1.2% girls, 98.8% boys). Half of them were born in 1994 or earlier, so the typical Branden is about 32 years old in 2026. Branden peaked in 1992 as the #252 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 27,867
- Named Branden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #3,320 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 98.8% boys
- 330 girls · 27,537 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 1.71× its national share
Peak year is the year Branden made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Branden births per year, 1925–2025
1992 was the biggest year for Branden both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1976 and 1981, Branden became 3× more common, from 1 in 8,860 baby boys to 1 in 2,990.
- Steepest fall: Between 2011 and 2016, its share of baby boys fell by 55%, from 1 in 5,650 to 1 in 12,600.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Branden's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Branden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Branden in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 5 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 152 | #1,723 |
| 1970s | 83 | 1,737 | #564 |
| 1980s | 202 | 7,415 | #265 |
| 1990s | 45 | 9,684 | #291 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6,200 | #444 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,021 | #1,057 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 323 | #3,320 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
51.0% of babies named Branden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Branden is most popular
The index compares Branden's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Branden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1.71× | 1,575 |
| Arizona | 1.64× | 542 |
| Washington | 1.50× | 637 |
| Michigan | 1.47× | 1,427 |
| Utah | 1.44× | 313 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Branden and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Branden (this page) | 27,537 | 1992 |
| Brandon | 770,375 | 1985 |
| Brandan | 5,680 | 1993 |
| Brandyn | 4,764 | 1992 |
| Brandin | 2,752 | 1988 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Branden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Branden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Branden (1992).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data