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Why parents love Brandon- Brandon Lee and The Crow carry haunting, iconic weight.
- Brandon Flowers and The Killers give it rock credibility.
- Two syllables with a strong, decisive sound: BRAN-don.
- The meaning broom hill has quiet, pastoral charm.
- It held the top 10 for a decade — generational proven.
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The vibe of Brandon
90sLeeCrowKillersdecisiveSandersonpastoralgenerational
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Origin & history of Brandon
Old English brōm (broom) + dūn (hill)
→ English place name/surname Brandon
→ given name
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Old English / Celtic roots
Brandon comes from the Old English meaning broom hill. Brandon Lee (1965–1993), Bruce Lee's son, died during the filming of The Crow — the accidental shooting became one of cinema's most tragic events. Brandon Flowers fronts The Killers (Mr. Brightside). Brandon Sanderson is the most prolific fantasy author alive. Brandon held the US top 10 from 1992 to 1998.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Medieval as a place name; given-name usage surged from the 1970s.
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Today
Brandon remains a beloved choice, ranking #157 in the US. 773,294 babies have been named Brandon since 1914.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
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How popular is Brandon?
1992
peak year
Brandon hit its high-water mark in 1992, when it became one of the country's most popular names — #6 nationally, with 29,627 babies given the name that year. It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1914. Since the peak, the name has eased to around #157 today, averaging about 2,808 new babies per year. Brandon has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 773,294 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
29,627
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #6)
(ranked #6)
2,808
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
28,080
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
773,294
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Brandon5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
Brandon's Life Path 4 is the builder's number — building from the hill. People named Brandon tend to be strong, decisive, and capable of creating legacies from difficult beginnings.
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Creates legacy from difficulty✦
Strong and decisive◈
Mr. Brightside energy◎
Hill-top vision♡
90s kingB2
R9
A1
N5
D4
O6
N5
Sum: 32 → Life path 5
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Personality of Brandon🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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