How Many People Are Named Brandy?
people named Brandy are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,269 people in the US has this name
Based on 108,861 babies named Brandy in Social Security records from 1942 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
6,963 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word brandy for the alcoholic drink. It is ultimately from Dutch brandewijn "burnt wine". It has been in use as a given name since the 1960s.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Brandy in English. Counting Brandy and these spellings together, about 223,702 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Brandy, 98% were girls and 2% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1950s: 82.1% of the babies were girls then and 87.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Brandy alive today is about 42 years old, and 90% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 38 and 48 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Brandy first appears in the records in 1942 and was given most often in 1981, to 6,963 babies. In 2025, 58 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1942 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Brandy never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #37, in 1978, and it was in the top 100 for 15 years, 1973 to 1987. In 2025 it ranked #3,072.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,072 |
| Best rank | #37 (1978) |
| Years in the top 100 | 15 (1973 to 1987) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #63 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Brandy alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Brandy were born in Texas than in any other state: about 10,054 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Brandy was given 2.3 times as often in Arkansas, 2 times in Alabama and 2 times in Louisiana.
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