Brandy was a very popular girls' name that peaked at #37 in 1978 but is far less common today.
Brandy is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,072 among girls (53) and #12,310 among boys (5) — overall #5,096 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | #3,072 | #12,310 |
| 2024 | 61 | 61 | #3,236 | #6,895 |
| 2023 | 63 | 63 | #2,941 | #11,022 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | #3,547 | #6,536 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | #3,557 | — |
| 2020 | 53 | 53 | #3,293 | #10,790 |
| 2019 | 55 | 55 | #3,232 | #10,981 |
| 2018 | 78 | 78 | #2,652 | #6,396 |
| 2017 | 82 | 82 | #2,550 | #6,369 |
| 2016 | 92 | 92 | #2,347 | #6,783 |
| 2015 | 77 | 77 | #2,687 | #7,133 |
| 2014 | 109 | 109 | #2,082 | #5,509 |
| 2013 | 139 | 139 | #1,714 | #5,003 |
| 2012 | 147 | 147 | #1,633 | #5,749 |
| 2011 | 168 | 174 | #1,515 | #4,384 |
| 2010 | 199 | 199 | #1,329 | #4,377 |
| 2009 | 260 | 260 | #1,093 | #3,844 |
| 2008 | 278 | 278 | #1,046 | #3,750 |
| 2007 | 338 | 338 | #887 | #4,138 |
| 2006 | 365 | 383 | #798 | #4,116 |
| 2005 | 411 | 474 | #723 | #3,096 |
| 2004 | 441 | 441 | #657 | #3,744 |
| 2003 | 476 | 476 | #600 | #3,848 |
| 2002 | 586 | 586 | #496 | #3,269 |
| 2001 | 612 | 612 | #474 | #3,422 |
| 2000 | 737 | 742 | #398 | #4,420 |
| 1999 | 878 | 885 | #351 | #3,384 |
| 1998 | 1,078 | 1,078 | #284 | #3,606 |
| 1997 | 1,134 | — | #261 | #3,269 |
| 1996 | 1,393 | — | #215 | #2,756 |
| 1995 | 1,539 | — | #195 | #2,450 |
| 1994 | 1,384 | — | #214 | #2,311 |
| 1993 | 1,548 | — | #195 | #2,585 |
| 1992 | 1,848 | — | #168 | #2,219 |
| 1991 | 2,095 | — | #148 | #2,100 |
| 1990 | 2,303 | — | #137 | #2,016 |
| 1989 | 2,496 | — | #121 | #1,797 |
| 1988 | 2,734 | — | #107 | #1,529 |
| 1987 | 3,079 | — | #92 | #1,506 |
| 1986 | 3,369 | — | #84 | #1,089 |
| 1985 | 3,952 | — | #70 | #1,357 |
| 1984 | 4,629 | — | #64 | #1,351 |
| 1983 | 5,255 | — | #57 | #1,155 |
| 1982 | 6,141 | — | #50 | #1,140 |
| 1981 | 6,963 | — | #41 | #1,133 |
| 1980 | 6,484 | — | #42 | #1,047 |
| 1979 | 6,859 | — | #39 | #965 |
| 1978 | 6,798 | — | #37 | #865 |
| 1977 | 5,542 | — | #51 | #1,072 |
| 1976 | 5,303 | — | #55 | #990 |
| 1975 | 5,047 | — | #57 | #818 |
| 1974 | 3,931 | — | #80 | #808 |
| 1973 | 3,792 | — | #82 | #914 |
| 1972 | 2,161 | — | #140 | #894 |
| 1971 | 753 | — | #353 | #1,183 |
| 1970 | 667 | — | #385 | #1,081 |
| 1969 | 360 | — | #541 | #1,467 |
| 1968 | 317 | — | #565 | #1,395 |
| 1967 | 180 | — | #805 | #1,509 |
| 1966 | 121 | — | #1,042 | #1,686 |
| 1965 | 104 | — | #1,110 | #2,191 |
| 1964 | 109 | — | #1,105 | #2,554 |
| 1963 | 84 | — | #1,321 | #2,214 |
| 1962 | 54 | — | #1,692 | #2,865 |
| 1961 | 37 | — | #2,074 | #4,132 |
| 1960 | 45 | — | #1,857 | #3,117 |
| 1959 | 39 | — | #2,158 | #2,548 |
| 1958 | 31 | — | #2,387 | #3,061 |
| 1957 | 26 | — | #2,569 | #3,604 |
| 1956 | 20 | — | #3,344 | #3,247 |
| 1955 | 27 | — | #2,067 | — |
| 1954 | 24 | — | #2,190 | — |
| 1953 | 28 | — | #2,304 | #3,170 |
| 1952 | 24 | — | #2,077 | — |
| 1951 | 15 | — | #3,512 | #3,773 |
| 1950 | 12 | — | #3,071 | — |
| 1949 | 17 | — | #2,423 | — |
| 1948 | 8 | — | #3,923 | — |
| 1947 | 8 | — | #4,034 | — |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #5,030 | — |
| 1945 | 6 | — | #4,072 | — |
| 1944 | 6 | — | #4,114 | — |
| 1943 | 8 | — | #3,529 | — |
| 1942 | 6 | — | #4,173 | — |