How Many People Are Named Branden?
people named Branden are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 12,746 people in the US has this name
Based on 27,867 babies named Branden in Social Security records from 1959 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,160 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of BRANDON.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Branden in English. Counting Branden and these spellings together, about 769,292 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Branden, 1.2% were girls and 98.8% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Branden alive today is about 31 years old, and 55% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 23 and 38 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Branden first appears in the records in 1959 and was given most often in 1992, to 1,160 babies. In 2025, 35 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1959 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Branden has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #251, in 1987. In 2025 it ranked #3,319.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,319 |
| Best rank | #251 (1987) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #291 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Branden alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Branden were born in California than in any other state: about 3,652 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Branden was given 2.5 times as often in Hawaii, 1.6 times in Michigan and 1.5 times in Ohio.
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