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Brandon
Pronunciation	/ˈbrændən/ BRAN-dən
Gender	Male (and occasionally Female)
Language(s)	Old Irish, Old Welsh, Old English
Origin
Meaning	Prince
Region of origin	Ireland, Wales, England
Other names
Variant form(s)	Brandan; Branden; Brandyn; Brendon
Derived	breenhin or brōm + dūn
Related names	Brendan; Brando; Brad (surname); Brandon (surname); Brandi; Brandie; Brandy; Brendan

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The name originates as a variant of the Irish masculine given name, Brendan, meaning "raven", "prince", or "brave." It is derived from the Gaelic name Breandán, which is in turn derived from the earlier Old Irish Brénainn. The mediaeval Latin form of the name, Brendanus, has also influenced the modern English and Irish forms. The Old Welsh breenhin is the root of the name, meaning Prince, Chieftain or crow.^[1]

The name also originates from the English surname Brandon. This surname can be derived from any of the numerous placenames in England so-named which are composed of two elements derived from the Old English language. The first element means "broom", "gorse"; and the second means "hill". There are several variant spellings of the given name Brandon; there is probably also a feminine variant of the name. Brandon is considered to be a masculine name; however, in the United States during the 1980s, the name cracked the top 1,000th names recorded for female births; the name has since then fallen out of the top 1,000 female baby names.

Origin of the name

The given name Brandon is a variant form of the Irish given name Brendan.^[2] This name is an Anglicised form of the old Gaelic language name, Bréanainn, which in turn is derived from a Welsh language element meaning "prince".^[3] It is also possible that the given name Brandon has been influenced from the surname of the American actor Marlon Brando (1924–2004).^[2] This surname is derived from the Lombardic language personal name Brando. This personal name was a short form of several personal names composed with the Germanic language element brand, meaning "sword".^[4]

The given name Brandon may also originate from the English surname Brandon.^[2] This surname is a habitational name, derived from any of the numerous places in England called Brandon. Such places can include: Brandon, County Durham; Brandon, Northumberland; Brandon, Suffolk; Brandon, Warwickshire; and other locations.^[5] For the most part, the names of these places are derived from two Old English language elements: brōm, meaning "broom", "gorse"; and dūn, meaning "hill".^[6] However, one location, Brandon in Lincolnshire, may be connected to the River Brant, which runs close by.^[5] This river's name is derived from two Old English elements: brant, meaning "steep", "deep"; and dūn, meaning "hill".^[7] The name of this location is probably in reference to the river's steep banks.^[5]

A famous instance of the use of 'Brandon' as a surname is that of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. He was a close friend and brother-in-law of King Henry VIII.

Statistics

Australia

In Australia's most populated state, New South Wales, in the year 2009, Brandon did not crack the top 100 male, or top 100 female, names of babies registered in New South Wales.^[8]

Canada

In the Canadian province of British Columbia, the name ranked as the 66th most popular male name for the year 2007; it did not rank as a female name (to rank the name had to have been used by 5 or more occurrences).^[9]

Chile

In Chile, the name has not cracked the top 50 male names in the years spanning 1999 to 2006; from 2003 to 2006 it was amongst the top 100 male names.

Rank and percent of the male name

Year	1999^[10]	2000^[11]	2001^[12]	2002^[13]	2003^[14]	2004^[15]	2005^[16]	2006^[17]
Rank	>50	>50	>50	>50	62	63	67	70
Percent					0.18	0.17	0.16	0.14

The Netherlands

In the year 2009, Brandon was the 160th most common male name, recorded in births, in the Netherlands; there were 67 occurrences of the name recorded that year.^[18] The previous year the name ranked 159th, with 73 recorded occurrences.^[19]

Republic of Ireland

Rank of male Irish baby births, and rank of male Irish names^[20]

Year	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Rank (births)	67	89	88	67	92	80	85	63	84	74	75
Rank (total)	74	67	67	83	70	76	78	98	79	97	101

Sweden

In Sweden, there were 230 males registered in 2009 who had the first name Brandon; of these men, 170 recorded the name as a nickname.^[21] In the years spanning 2002 to 2009, the name was not amongst the top 100 male, or female, baby names.^[22]

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, the name has risen in popularity since the mid-1990s.^[6]

England and Wales

In England and Wales, in the year 2008, Brandon was the 70th most common male baby name, along with Breasen being a form on brandon or meaning son of Brandon, with 1,011 occurrences recorded.^[23] It had fallen in rank, slightly from the previous year when it was ranked 66th most common, with 1161 occurrences.^[24] The name has dramatically fallen in popularity since 1998, when it was ranked 36th, with 2142 occurrences recorded.^[25]

Rank and numbers of English and Welsh baby births

Year	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007^[24]	2008^[23]
Rank	36	35	35	37	37	40	44	47	54	66	70
Count										1,161	1,011

Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland, Brandon was not amongst the top 20 names of male, or female, babies born in the year 2009.^[26] It did not crack the top 100 male, or the top 100 female, names registered in the two previous years either.^[27]^[28] In 2002 the name was ranked 84 most common male baby name, falling drastically from 30th ranked name the year before.^[29]

Rank and numbers of male Northern Irish baby births

The name did not rank amongst the top 100 male baby names in 2007 and 2008.^[27]^[28]

Year	1999^[30]	2000^[30]	2001^[31]	2002^[29]	2003^[32]	2004^[33]	2005^[34]	2006^[35]	2007^[27]	2008^[28]
Rank	70	59	56	84	88	74	89	97	-	-
Count	42	51	54	30	31	40	33	33	-	-

Scotland

In Scotland, in the year 2009, the name was ranked as the 90th most common names for male babies, with 67 occurrences recorded. The name had dramatically fallen in popularity from the previous year. In the years 1998 and 1999, the name was the 46th most common name for male births, although the name has fallen in rank in almost every year since then.

Rank and percent of male Scottish baby births

Year	1900^[36]	1950^[37]	1975^[38]	1997^[39]	1998^[40]	1999^[41]	2000^[42]	2001^[43]	2002^[44]	2003^[45]	2004^[45]	2005^[46]	2006^[47]	2007^[48]	2008^[49]	2009^[50]
Rank	>100	>100	>100	53	52	46	46	49	53	61	53	61	65	75	71	90
Count	>100	>100	>100	149	142	173	161	153	138	138	108	110	105	88	98	67

United States

The name is, for the most part, found in the North America. In 1982, the name was the 7th most common given name amongst African American males, and the 23rd most common name amongst White American males.^[2] The name was ranked in the 1990 United States Census as being the 68th most common name amongst males.^[51]

The Social Security Administration website lists the top 1,000 American baby names for every year since 1879. In the year 1950, Brandon first cracked the top 1,000 male names for babies who were registered for Social Security numbers for births. That year it was the 936th most common masculine name. From that year until the beginning of the 1990s, the name has, for the most part, risen in popularity with every successive year. It reached its peak in the years 1992, 1993, and 1994, when it was the 6th most popular name amongst male babies. The name has fallen in popularity in almost every year since then; in 2009, it was ranked the 38th most common name registered that year.^[52]

Brandon is considered to be a masculine name; however, in the United States it has also been used as a feminine name. In 1981, it cracked the top 1,000 female names for babies who were registered for Social Security numbers for births; that year it was the 748th most common female name registered for births. The name stayed within the top 1,000 female names from 1981 to 1988, fluctuating in rank; it reached its peak in 1985, when it ranked 661st; in 1988, it ranked 990th.^[52]

In 2009, the names Brandon and Bryan were ranked as the 15th most common names for male twins, according to Social Security number applications for births.^[53]

Years when the name ranked amongst the top 1,000 American baby names

The following table lists the year and rank when Brandon ranked amongst the top 1,000 male, or the top 1,000 female, baby names in the United States.^[52] If no rank is given in the table, then the name was not amongst the top 1,000. The highest rank for males, and for females, is labelled in boldface.

Year	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Rank (male)	936	985	812	662	583	723	585	666	661	567	577	565	566	498	455	393	379	341	263	217

Year	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Rank (male)	131	95	63	58	51	44	40	41	40	35	30	19	18	17	15	13	13	14	17	18
Rank (female)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	748	804	683	706	661	683	806	990	-

Year	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Rank (male)	19	15	6	7	6	8	8	7	7	11	12	18	20	21	22	27	27	31	33	38

Feminine forms

It has been stated that the feminine given name Brandy is derived from a word referring to a liquor called "brandy wine", or "brandewine". These English words are derived from the Dutch language brandewijn,^[54] meaning "burnt wine", in reference to a distilled wine.^[55] However, the name Brandy is now considered to be more likely a feminine form of Brandon. Variant forms of Brandy include: Brandie, and Brandi.^[54]

References

^ http://oldeuropeanculture.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/bran-vran.html
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, retrieved 25 April 2010. The webpage cited the following book for the given name "Brandon": A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280050-7.
^ Breandán, Encyclopedia.com, retrieved 10 May 2010. The webpage cited the following book for the given name "Breandán": Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press.
^ Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, retrieved 10 May 2010. The webpage cited the following book for the surname "Brando": Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, retrieved 10 May 2010. The webpage cited the following book for the surname "Brandon": Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
^ ^a ^b Brandon, Encyclopedia.com, retrieved 10 May 2010. The webpage cited the following book for the given name "Brandon": Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press.
^ Brandon, Encyclopedia.com, retrieved 10 May 2010. The webpage cited the following book for the placename "Brandon": Mills, A.D. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press.
^ Popular Baby Names, www.bdm.nsw.gov.au, archived from the original on 1 May 2010, retrieved 11 May 2010 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Baby's Most Chosen Names in British Columbia, 2007, www.vs.gov.bc.ca, retrieved 11 May 2010
^ Nombres más Comunes 1999 (in Spanish), www.registrocivil.cl, retrieved 23 May 2010
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^ Nombres más Comunes 2001 (in Spanish), www.registrocivil.cl, retrieved 23 May 2010
^ Nombres más Comunes 2002 (in Spanish), www.registrocivil.cl, retrieved 23 May 2010
^ Nombres más Comunes 2003 (in Spanish), www.registrocivil.cl, retrieved 23 May 2010
^ Nombres más Comunes 2004 (in Spanish), www.registrocivil.cl, retrieved 23 May 2010
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^ ^a ^b 2007 Boys' Baby Names (xls), National Statistics Online, retrieved 11 May 2010
^ 1998 Boys' Baby Names (xls), National Statistics Online, retrieved 11 May 2010
^ popular first names in 2009 (pdf), General Register Office (Northern Ireland), retrieved 11 May 2010
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^ ^a ^b ^c First Names Bulletin 2008 (pdf), Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, retrieved 22 May 2010
^ ^a ^b First Names Bulletin 2002 (doc), Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, retrieved 22 May 2010
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^ First Names Bulletin 2001 (pdf), Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, retrieved 22 May 2010
^ First Names Bulletin 2003 (doc), Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, retrieved 22 May 2010
^ First Names Bulletin 2004 (pdf), Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, retrieved 22 May 2010
^ First Names Bulletin 2005 (pdf), Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, retrieved 22 May 2010
^ First Names Bulletin 2006 (pdf), Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, retrieved 22 May 2010
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^ Popular Names, General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 23 May 2010. See specifically: The top 100 names: 1975 (pdf), General Register Office for Scotland, 22 December 2009, retrieved 23 May 2010
^ Popular Names, General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 23 May 2010. See specifically: The most popular names in Scotland, 1998, General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 23 May 2010
^ Popular Names, General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 23 May 2010. See specifically: The most popular names in Scotland, 1999, General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 23 May 2010
^ Popular Names, General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 23 May 2010. See specifically: Top 100 Boys' names, Scotland, 2000 (provisional), - together with changes since 1999 (pdf), General Register Office for Scotland, 22 December 2009, retrieved 23 May 2010
^ Popular Names, General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 23 May 2010. See specifically: Top 100 boys' names, Scotland, 2001, together with changes since 2000 (pdf), General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 23 May 2010
^ Popular Names, General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 23 May 2010. See specifically: The most popular names in Scotland, 2002 (pdf), General Register Office for Scotland, 22 December 2009, retrieved 23 May 2010
^ Popular Names, General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 23 May 2010. See specifically: The most popular names in Scotland, 2003 (pdf), General Register Office for Scotland, 22 December 2009, retrieved 23 May 2010
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^ The Most Popular Names in Scotland, 2006; Top 20 Boys' and Girls' Names 2006 and Detailed Tables, General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 23 May 2010. See also: Table 2 - Top 100 boys' and girls' names, Scotland, 2006, showing changes since 2005 (Alphabetical) (pdf), General Register Office for Scotland, 22 December 2009, retrieved 23 May 2010
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^ Popular Forenames – Babies' First Names 2008: List of Detailed Tables, General Register Office for Scotland, archived from the original on 20 April 2010, retrieved 23 May 2010 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help). See also: Table 1 - Top 100 boys' and girls' names, Scotland, 2008, showing changes since 2007 (PDF), General Register Office for Scotland, 22 December 2009, archived from the original (pdf) on 14 June 2011, retrieved 23 May 2010 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Babies' First Names 2009: List of Detailed Tables, General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 23 May 2010. See also: Table 1 - Top 100 boys' and girls' names, Scotland, 2009, showing changes since 2008 (pdf), General Register Office for Scotland, 22 December 2009, retrieved 23 May 2010
^ Genealogy Data: Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 1990 – Names Files, United States Census Bureau, retrieved 10 May 2010 See also: dist.male.first, United States Census Bureau, archived from the original (txt) on 21 January 2010, retrieved 10 May 2010 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c Popularity of a Name, Social Security Online, retrieved 11 May 2010
^ Popular names for twins born in 2009, Social Security Online, archived from the original on 29 March 2010, retrieved 10 May 2010 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b Brandy, Encyclopedia.com, retrieved 10 May 2010. The webpage cited the following book for the given name "Brandy": Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press.
^ Brandy, Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved 22 May 2010 See also: Brandy, Dictionary.com, retrieved 22 May 2010

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[1] ttp://oldeuropeanculture.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/bran-vran.html

[Ancestry-Brandon-givenname-2] Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, retrieved 25 April 2010. The webpage cited the following book for the given name "Brandon": A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280050-7.

[Encyclopedia-Breandán-givename-3] Breandán, Encyclopedia.com, retrieved 10 May 2010. The webpage cited the following book for the given name "Breandán": Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press.

[Ancestry-Brando-surname-4] Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, retrieved 10 May 2010. The webpage cited the following book for the surname "Brando": Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.

[Ancestry-Brandon-surname-5] Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, retrieved 10 May 2010. The webpage cited the following book for the surname "Brandon": Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.

[Encyclopedia-Brandon-givename-6] Brandon, Encyclopedia.com, retrieved 10 May 2010. The webpage cited the following book for the given name "Brandon": Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press.

[Encyclopedia-Brandon-placename-7] Brandon, Encyclopedia.com, retrieved 10 May 2010. The webpage cited the following book for the placename "Brandon": Mills, A.D. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press.

[8] Popular Baby Names, www.bdm.nsw.gov.au, archived from the original on 1 May 2010, retrieved 11 May 2010 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[9] Baby's Most Chosen Names in British Columbia, 2007, www.vs.gov.bc.ca, retrieved 11 May 2010

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[19] Kinderbijslag, Sociale Verzekeringsbank, retrieved 11 May 2010 See also: Alle jongensnamen uit 2008 (pdf), Sociale Verzekeringsbank, retrieved 11 May 2010

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[statistics-2007boys-24] 2007 Boys' Baby Names (xls), National Statistics Online, retrieved 11 May 2010

[25] 1998 Boys' Baby Names (xls), National Statistics Online, retrieved 11 May 2010

[26] popular first names in 2009 (pdf), General Register Office (Northern Ireland), retrieved 11 May 2010

[nisra-2007-27] First Names Bulletin 2007 (pdf), Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, retrieved 22 May 2010

[nisra-2008-28] First Names Bulletin 2008 (pdf), Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, retrieved 22 May 2010

[nisra-2002-29] First Names Bulletin 2002 (doc), Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, retrieved 22 May 2010

[nisra-2000-30] First Names Bulletin 2000 (doc), Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, retrieved 22 May 2010

[nisra-2001-31] First Names Bulletin 2001 (pdf), Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, retrieved 22 May 2010

[nisra-2003-32] First Names Bulletin 2003 (doc), Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, retrieved 22 May 2010

[nisra-2004-33] First Names Bulletin 2004 (pdf), Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, retrieved 22 May 2010

[nisra-2005-34] First Names Bulletin 2005 (pdf), Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, retrieved 22 May 2010

[nisra-2006-35] First Names Bulletin 2006 (pdf), Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, retrieved 22 May 2010

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[37] Popular Names, General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 23 May 2010. See specifically: The top 100 names: 1950 (PDF), General Register Office for Scotland, 22 December 2009, archived from the original (pdf) on 12 June 2009, retrieved 23 May 2010 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[38] Popular Names, General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 23 May 2010. See specifically: The top 100 names: 1975 (pdf), General Register Office for Scotland, 22 December 2009, retrieved 23 May 2010

[39] Popular Names, General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 23 May 2010. See specifically: The most popular names in Scotland, 1998, General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 23 May 2010

[40] Popular Names, General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 23 May 2010. See specifically: The most popular names in Scotland, 1999, General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 23 May 2010

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[47] The Most Popular Names in Scotland, 2006; Top 20 Boys' and Girls' Names 2006 and Detailed Tables, General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 23 May 2010. See also: Table 2 - Top 100 boys' and girls' names, Scotland, 2006, showing changes since 2005 (Alphabetical) (pdf), General Register Office for Scotland, 22 December 2009, retrieved 23 May 2010

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[49] Popular Forenames – Babies' First Names 2008: List of Detailed Tables, General Register Office for Scotland, archived from the original on 20 April 2010, retrieved 23 May 2010 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help). See also: Table 1 - Top 100 boys' and girls' names, Scotland, 2008, showing changes since 2007 (PDF), General Register Office for Scotland, 22 December 2009, archived from the original (pdf) on 14 June 2011, retrieved 23 May 2010 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[50] Babies' First Names 2009: List of Detailed Tables, General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 23 May 2010. See also: Table 1 - Top 100 boys' and girls' names, Scotland, 2009, showing changes since 2008 (pdf), General Register Office for Scotland, 22 December 2009, retrieved 23 May 2010

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[ssa-babyname-52] Popularity of a Name, Social Security Online, retrieved 11 May 2010

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[Encyclopedia-Brandy-givename-54] Brandy, Encyclopedia.com, retrieved 10 May 2010. The webpage cited the following book for the given name "Brandy": Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press.

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-In [[Australia]]'s most populated [[States and territories of Australia|state]], [[New South Wales]], in the year 2009, ''Brandon'' did not crack the top 100 male, or top 100 female, names of babies registered in [[New South Wales]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/births/popularBabyNames.htm |title=Popular Baby Names  |work= |publisher=www.bdm.nsw.gov.au |accessdate=11 May 2010}}</ref>
+In [[Australia]]'s most populated [[States and territories of Australia|state]], [[New South Wales]], in the year 2009, ''Brandon'' did not crack the top 100 male, or top 100 female, names of babies registered in [[New South Wales]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/births/popularBabyNames.htm |title=Popular Baby Names |work= |publisher=www.bdm.nsw.gov.au |accessdate=11 May 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501174303/http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/births/popularBabyNames.htm |archivedate=1 May 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
 ===Canada===
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-| 1900<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/stats/name6.pdf |title=The top 100 names: 1900 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 1950<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/stats/name2.pdf |title=The top 100 names: 1950 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 1975<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/stats/name3.pdf |title=The top 100 names: 1975 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 1997<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/name.html |title=The most popular names in Scotland, 1998 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 1998<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/name99.html |title=The most popular names in Scotland, 1999 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 1999<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/stats/name4.pdf |title=Top 100 Boys' names, Scotland, 2000 (provisional), - together with changes since 1999 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 2000<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files/bname01.pdf |title=Top 100 boys' names, Scotland, 2001, together with changes since 2000 |format=[[pdf]] |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 2001<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files/02name.pdf |title=The most popular names in Scotland, 2002 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 2002<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files/birth-names-2003.pdf |title=The most popular names in Scotland, 2003 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 2003<ref name="scotland-2004">{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/04names.html |title=The most popular names in Scotland, 2004 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 2004<ref name="scotland-2004"/> || 2005<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files/pop-nam-05-top-100.pdf |title=Table 1-Top 100 boys' and girls' names, Scotland, 2005, showing changes since 2004 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 2006<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/the-most-popular-names-in-scotland-2006/top-20-boys-and-girls-names-2006-and-detailed-tables.html |title=The Most Popular Names in Scotland, 2006; Top 20 Boys' and Girls' Names 2006 and Detailed Tables |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See also: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/stats/pop-names-06-t1.pdf |title=Table 2 - Top 100 boys' and girls' names, Scotland, 2006, showing changes since 2005 (Alphabetical) |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 2007<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/the-most-popular-names-in-scotland-2007/popular-names-2007-detailed-tables.html |title=The Most Popular Names in Scotland, 2007 Detailed Tables |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See also: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/stats/pop-names-07-t1.pdf |title=Table 1 - Top 100 boys' and girls' names, Scotland, 2007, showing changes since 2006 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 2008<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/popular-forenames-babies-first-names-2008/list-of-detailed-tables.html |title=Popular Forenames – Babies' First Names 2008: List of Detailed Tables |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See also: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files2/stats/popular-forenames/pop-names-2008-table1.pdf |title=Table 1 - Top 100 boys' and girls' names, Scotland, 2008, showing changes since 2007 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 2009<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/babies-first-names-09/detailed-tables.html |title=Babies' First Names 2009: List of Detailed Tables |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See also: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files2/stats/popular-forenames/babiesnames09-table1.pdf|title=Table 1 - Top 100 boys' and girls' names, Scotland, 2009, showing changes since 2008 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref>
+| 1900<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010 }}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/stats/name6.pdf |title=The top 100 names: 1900 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101161329/http://gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/stats/name6.pdf |archivedate=1 January 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> || 1950<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010 }}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/stats/name2.pdf |title=The top 100 names: 1950 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612055942/http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/stats/name2.pdf |archivedate=12 June 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> || 1975<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/stats/name3.pdf |title=The top 100 names: 1975 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 1997<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/name.html |title=The most popular names in Scotland, 1998 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 1998<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/name99.html |title=The most popular names in Scotland, 1999 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 1999<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/stats/name4.pdf |title=Top 100 Boys' names, Scotland, 2000 (provisional), - together with changes since 1999 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 2000<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files/bname01.pdf |title=Top 100 boys' names, Scotland, 2001, together with changes since 2000 |format=[[pdf]] |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 2001<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files/02name.pdf |title=The most popular names in Scotland, 2002 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 2002<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files/birth-names-2003.pdf |title=The most popular names in Scotland, 2003 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 2003<ref name="scotland-2004">{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/04names.html |title=The most popular names in Scotland, 2004 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 2004<ref name="scotland-2004"/> || 2005<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/index.html |title=Popular Names |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See specifically: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files/pop-nam-05-top-100.pdf |title=Table 1-Top 100 boys' and girls' names, Scotland, 2005, showing changes since 2004 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 2006<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/the-most-popular-names-in-scotland-2006/top-20-boys-and-girls-names-2006-and-detailed-tables.html |title=The Most Popular Names in Scotland, 2006; Top 20 Boys' and Girls' Names 2006 and Detailed Tables |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See also: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/stats/pop-names-06-t1.pdf |title=Table 2 - Top 100 boys' and girls' names, Scotland, 2006, showing changes since 2005 (Alphabetical) |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 2007<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/the-most-popular-names-in-scotland-2007/popular-names-2007-detailed-tables.html |title=The Most Popular Names in Scotland, 2007 Detailed Tables |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See also: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/stats/pop-names-07-t1.pdf |title=Table 1 - Top 100 boys' and girls' names, Scotland, 2007, showing changes since 2006 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> || 2008<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/popular-forenames-babies-first-names-2008/list-of-detailed-tables.html |title=Popular Forenames – Babies' First Names 2008: List of Detailed Tables |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420064613/http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/popular-forenames-babies-first-names-2008/list-of-detailed-tables.html |archivedate=20 April 2010 |df=dmy-all }}. See also: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files2/stats/popular-forenames/pop-names-2008-table1.pdf |title=Table 1 - Top 100 boys' and girls' names, Scotland, 2008, showing changes since 2007 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614122735/http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files2/stats/popular-forenames/pop-names-2008-table1.pdf |archivedate=14 June 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> || 2009<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/babies-first-names-09/detailed-tables.html |title=Babies' First Names 2009: List of Detailed Tables |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}. See also: {{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files2/stats/popular-forenames/babiesnames09-table1.pdf|title=Table 1 - Top 100 boys' and girls' names, Scotland, 2009, showing changes since 2008 |work= |publisher=[[General Register Office for Scotland]] |format=[[pdf]] |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref>
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 ===United States===
-The name is, for the most part, found in the [[North America]]. In 1982, the name was the 7th most common given name amongst [[African American]] males, and the 23rd most common name amongst [[White American]] males.<ref name="Ancestry-Brandon-givenname"/> The name was ranked in the [[1990 United States Census]] as being the 68th most common name amongst males.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/1990surnames/names_files.html |title=Genealogy Data: Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 1990 – Names Files |work= |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=10 May 2010}} See also: {{citation |url=http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/1990surnames/dist.male.first |format=[[Text file|txt]] |title=dist.male.first |work= |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
+The name is, for the most part, found in the [[North America]]. In 1982, the name was the 7th most common given name amongst [[African American]] males, and the 23rd most common name amongst [[White American]] males.<ref name="Ancestry-Brandon-givenname"/> The name was ranked in the [[1990 United States Census]] as being the 68th most common name amongst males.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/1990surnames/names_files.html |title=Genealogy Data: Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 1990 – Names Files |work= |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=10 May 2010 }} See also: {{citation |url=http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/1990surnames/dist.male.first |format=[[Text file|txt]] |title=dist.male.first |work= |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=10 May 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121020935/http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/1990surnames/dist.male.first |archivedate=21 January 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
 The [[Social Security Administration]] website lists the top 1,000 American baby names for every year since 1879. In the year 1950, ''Brandon'' first cracked the top 1,000 male names for babies who were registered for [[Social Security number]]s for births. That year it was the 936th most common masculine name. From that year until the beginning of the 1990s, the name has, for the most part, risen in popularity with every successive year. It reached its peak in the years 1992, 1993, and 1994, when it was the 6th most popular name amongst male babies. The name has fallen in popularity in almost every year since then; in 2009, it was ranked the 38th most common name registered that year.<ref name="ssa-babyname">{{citation |url=http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi |title=Popularity of a Name |work= |publisher=[[Social Security Online]] |accessdate=11 May 2010}}</ref>
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 Brandon is considered to be a masculine name; however, in the United States it has also been used as a feminine name. In 1981, it cracked the top 1,000 female names for babies who were registered for [[Social Security number]]s for births; that year it was the 748th most common female name registered for births. The name stayed within the top 1,000 female names from 1981 to 1988, fluctuating in rank; it reached its peak in 1985, when it ranked 661st; in 1988, it ranked 990th.<ref name="ssa-babyname"/>
-In 2009, the names ''Brandon'' and ''[[Bryan (given name)|Bryan]]'' were ranked as the 15th most common names for male [[twins]], according to Social Security number applications for births.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/babynames/twins.html |title=Popular names for twins born in 2009 |work= |publisher=[[Social Security Online]] |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
+In 2009, the names ''Brandon'' and ''[[Bryan (given name)|Bryan]]'' were ranked as the 15th most common names for male [[twins]], according to Social Security number applications for births.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/babynames/twins.html |title=Popular names for twins born in 2009 |work= |publisher=[[Social Security Online]] |accessdate=10 May 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329191104/http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/babynames/twins.html |archivedate=29 March 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
 ;Years when the name ranked amongst the top 1,000 American baby names