Brandyn
Brandyn was the 7264th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 640th with 259 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,539 places. More babies were named Brandyn in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Brandon) broom hill (place name) · Old English, Irish
- Rank in 2025
- #7,264 boys, down 1,774 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11boys
- Girls and boys
- 8% girls, 93% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1992259 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,206babies recorded
What does the name Brandyn mean?
Brandyn is a spelling of Brandon, pronounced the same way, so it shares Brandon's meaning and origin.
Brandon has two main sources. As an English surname it comes from places called Brandon, from Old English brom, 'broom (the shrub)', and dun, 'hill', so 'broom hill'; Wiktionary and Wikipedia agree. As an Irish surname it is a form of Mac Breandáin, 'son of Brendan'. Wiktionary notes that Brandon became a popular American and Canadian first name in the 1980s and 1990s.
brōm (Old English, “broom shrub”)dūn (Old English, “hill”)
How sure is this? Probable. Mostly from 'broom hill' place names; some families have the Irish Brendan surname.
Related names: Branden, Brendan, Bran.
See also: English names, names that mean meadow, hill or valley, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Brandon', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Brandon (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Brandyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #7,264 | — | 11 |
| 2020 | #12,367 | #5,490 | 7 | 16 |
| 2010 | — | #1,781 | — | 83 |
| 2000 | #11,972 | #974 | 7 | 154 |
| 1990 | #11,578 | #810 | 6 | 158 |
| 1980 | #3,518 | #1,970 | 23 | 28 |
| 1970 | — | #4,286 | — | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Brandyn, counting every spelling?
Brandyn is a spelling of Brandon, a name family that ranked #266 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,264 for Brandyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,387 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | 1,326 | #261 | 8,465 |
| Branden | 35 | #3,320 | 244 |
| Brandyn | 11 | #7,264 | 74 |
| Brandan | 10 | #7,753 | 36 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Brandyn?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brandyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Brandyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brandyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brandyn?
About 4,600 people born in the US named Brandyn are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 23 and 35. That makes Brandyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Brandyn: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brandyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Brandyn
What does Brandyn mean?
Brandyn is a spelling of Brandon, which means “broom hill (place name)” (Old English, Irish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Brandyn?
Brandyn was the 7264th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 640th with 259 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,539 places. More babies were named Brandyn in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Brandyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 8% girls, 93% boys given the name Brandyn in the US.