Brandy
Girl · English
Brandy is a girls' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,067th for girls in the US (53 babies).
What does Brandy mean?
English
A female given name from English derived from brandy, an alcoholic liquor. Mostly seen in American usage during the 1970s and 1980s.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Brandy a girl's or a boy's name?
Brandy is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 53 girls and 5 boys in the US.
How popular is Brandy in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 10 girls.
Brandy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
How popular is Brandy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,067among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 53about 1 in 30,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 53 girls in the US were named Brandy, making it the 3,067th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,281st. Its busiest year was 1981, with 6,898 girls. It first appears in the records in 1942. 5 boys were also named Brandy in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Brandy in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1987, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 81 girls in the US were given Brandy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,963, up from #3,067 for this spelling alone.
- Brandy 53
- Brandi 28
In 2025, 91% of the babies named Brandy in the US were girls.
Brandy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #3,067 |
| 2024 | 49 | #3,225 |
| 2023 | 57 | #2,936 |
| 2022 | 44 | #3,535 |
| 2021 | 43 | #3,552 |
| 2020 | 47 | #3,281 |
| 2019 | 49 | #3,221 |
| 2018 | 65 | #2,646 |
| 2017 | 69 | #2,546 |
| 2016 | 80 | #2,343 |
| 2015 | 66 | #2,685 |
| 2014 | 93 | #2,081 |
| 2013 | 121 | #1,713 |
| 2012 | 132 | #1,629 |
| 2011 | 146 | #1,515 |
| 2010 | 177 | #1,328 |
| 2009 | 233 | #1,091 |
| 2008 | 250 | #1,045 |
| 2007 | 314 | #885 |
| 2006 | 342 | #797 |
| 2005 | 378 | #723 |
| 2004 | 417 | #657 |
| 2003 | 454 | #600 |
| 2002 | 559 | #496 |
| 2001 | 587 | #474 |
| 2000 | 720 | #398 |
| 1999 | 855 | #351 |
| 1998 | 1,058 | #284 |
| 1997 | 1,112 | #261 |
| 1996 | 1,366 | #215 |
| 1995 | 1,508 | #195 |
| 1994 | 1,350 | #214 |
| 1993 | 1,520 | #195 |
| 1992 | 1,814 | #168 |
| 1991 | 2,060 | #148 |
| 1990 | 2,266 | #137 |
| 1989 | 2,454 | #121 |
| 1988 | 2,686 | #107 |
| 1987 | 3,032 | #92 |
| 1986 | 3,295 | #84 |
| 1985 | 3,901 | #70 |
| 1984 | 4,580 | #64 |
| 1983 | 5,194 | #57 |
| 1982 | 6,077 | #50 |
| 1981 | 6,898 | #41 |
| 1980 | 6,410 | #42 |
| 1979 | 6,775 | #39 |
| 1978 | 6,699 | #37 |
| 1977 | 5,477 | #51 |
| 1976 | 5,232 | #55 |
| 1975 | 4,944 | #57 |
| 1974 | 3,832 | #80 |
| 1973 | 3,715 | #82 |
| 1972 | 2,081 | #140 |
| 1971 | 705 | #353 |
| 1970 | 610 | #385 |
| 1969 | 330 | #541 |
| 1968 | 286 | #565 |
| 1967 | 154 | #805 |
| 1966 | 100 | #1,042 |
| 1965 | 90 | #1,109 |
| 1964 | 98 | #1,103 |
| 1963 | 70 | #1,319 |
| 1962 | 45 | #1,689 |
| 1961 | 32 | #2,069 |
| 1960 | 37 | #1,854 |
| 1959 | 28 | #2,151 |
| 1958 | 23 | #2,375 |
| 1957 | 20 | #2,562 |
| 1956 | 13 | #3,320 |
| 1955 | 27 | #2,062 |
| 1954 | 24 | #2,185 |
| 1953 | 21 | #2,300 |
| 1952 | 24 | #2,073 |
| 1951 | 10 | #3,481 |
| 1950 | 12 | #3,051 |
| 1949 | 17 | #2,409 |
| 1948 | 8 | #3,881 |
| 1947 | 8 | #4,005 |
| 1946 | 5 | #4,958 |
| 1945 | 6 | #4,023 |
| 1944 | 6 | #4,052 |
| 1943 | 8 | #3,492 |
| 1942 | 6 | #4,122 |
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