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Origin & history of Brandy1
Dutch / English roots
Brandy comes from the Dutch / English tradition, meaning Distilled Wine.
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How popular is Brandy?
1981
peak year
The name Brandy reached its peak in 1981, with 6,897 registrations (ranked #41). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1942, roughly 39 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #3007) today, averaging about 66 new babies per year. Brandy has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 108,799 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
6,897
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #41)
(ranked #41)
66
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
660
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
108,799
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Brandy1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
B2
R9
A1
N5
D4
Y7
Sum: 28 → Life path 1
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Personality of Brandy🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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