Brandi is a familiar variant of Brenda that peaked in 1981 and has since faded.
Brandi is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,785 for girl births in the United States (and #8,296 across all names), given to 28 babies. Brandi was first reported in SSA data in 1949 and peaked in 1981 (5,527 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | #4,785 | — |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | #4,308 | — |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | #3,481 | — |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | #2,964 | — |
| 2021 | 64 | 64 | #2,682 | — |
| 2020 | 55 | 55 | #2,935 | — |
| 2019 | 61 | 61 | #2,758 | — |
| 2018 | 58 | 58 | #2,877 | — |
| 2017 | 78 | 78 | #2,342 | — |
| 2016 | 82 | 82 | #2,310 | — |
| 2015 | 108 | 108 | #1,886 | — |
| 2014 | 83 | 83 | #2,256 | — |
| 2013 | 142 | 142 | #1,540 | — |
| 2012 | 159 | 159 | #1,437 | — |
| 2011 | 174 | 174 | #1,336 | — |
| 2010 | 156 | 156 | #1,451 | — |
| 2009 | 201 | 201 | #1,235 | — |
| 2008 | 251 | 251 | #1,043 | — |
| 2007 | 274 | 274 | #979 | — |
| 2006 | 275 | 275 | #973 | #10,836 |
| 2005 | 333 | 333 | #780 | — |
| 2004 | 411 | 411 | #667 | — |
| 2003 | 449 | 449 | #606 | — |
| 2002 | 523 | 523 | #525 | — |
| 2001 | 604 | 604 | #458 | — |
| 2000 | 744 | 744 | #388 | — |
| 1999 | 1,023 | 1,023 | #302 | — |
| 1998 | 1,208 | 1,208 | #257 | #8,597 |
| 1997 | 1,489 | — | #199 | #9,433 |
| 1996 | 1,958 | — | #161 | #8,069 |
| 1995 | 2,578 | — | #124 | #7,073 |
| 1994 | 2,635 | — | #122 | — |
| 1993 | 2,697 | — | #124 | #8,858 |
| 1992 | 2,977 | — | #110 | #5,704 |
| 1991 | 3,099 | — | #110 | #5,565 |
| 1990 | 3,343 | — | #103 | #8,258 |
| 1989 | 3,270 | — | #98 | #2,998 |
| 1988 | 3,181 | — | #91 | #3,934 |
| 1987 | 3,258 | — | #88 | #3,360 |
| 1986 | 3,451 | — | #79 | #2,695 |
| 1985 | 4,064 | — | #69 | #2,609 |
| 1984 | 4,875 | — | #61 | #1,985 |
| 1983 | 5,223 | — | #56 | #2,419 |
| 1982 | 5,489 | — | #55 | #2,435 |
| 1981 | 5,551 | — | #50 | #2,143 |
| 1980 | 4,728 | — | #63 | #2,118 |
| 1979 | 4,636 | — | #61 | #1,945 |
| 1978 | 4,523 | — | #61 | #2,076 |
| 1977 | 3,909 | — | #71 | #2,010 |
| 1976 | 3,553 | — | #79 | #2,616 |
| 1975 | 3,378 | — | #88 | #3,686 |
| 1974 | 2,820 | — | #106 | #3,152 |
| 1973 | 2,858 | — | #109 | #2,519 |
| 1972 | 2,061 | — | #141 | #4,497 |
| 1971 | 795 | — | #330 | — |
| 1970 | 676 | — | #365 | — |
| 1969 | 436 | — | #464 | — |
| 1968 | 378 | — | #501 | — |
| 1967 | 175 | — | #738 | — |
| 1966 | 138 | — | #850 | — |
| 1965 | 107 | — | #1,009 | — |
| 1964 | 78 | — | #1,247 | — |
| 1963 | 76 | — | #1,262 | — |
| 1962 | 31 | — | #2,119 | — |
| 1961 | 19 | — | #2,846 | — |
| 1960 | 27 | — | #2,251 | — |
| 1959 | 10 | — | #4,051 | — |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #5,468 | — |
| 1957 | 8 | — | #4,572 | — |
| 1956 | 21 | — | #2,460 | — |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,279 | — |
| 1954 | 13 | — | #3,175 | — |
| 1953 | 8 | — | #4,266 | — |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,313 | — |