Brandon Name Meaning, Origins & Popularity

Brandon Forename

2,404^th

Most Common

name in the World

Approximately 425,122 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:

United States

Highest density in:

Trinidad and Tobago

Brandon Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: A firebrand.

Brandon Forename Distribution

Place	Gender	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	100%	361,630	1:1,003	218
Canada	100%	13,463	1:2,461	482
South Africa	100%	9,769	1:5,582	1,062
Kenya	-	7,534	1:6,146	906
Philippines	100%	2,629	1:40,323	3,180
England	98%	2,123	1:26,191	1,511
Trinidad and Tobago	100%	1,874	1:726	92
Malaysia	99%	1,841	1:16,540	1,702
Brazil	100%	1,826	1:117,325	6,198
Costa Rica	100%	1,728	1:2,759	451
Thailand	100%	1,690	1:41,459	4,710
Australia	-	1,438	1:9,498	922
Namibia	-	1,362	1:1,765	356
Mexico	100%	1,214	1:102,261	2,584
Saudi Arabia	-	699	1:44,081	5,366
New Zealand	-	677	1:6,700	844
Spain	100%	671	1:69,344	2,406
Chile	100%	599	1:29,394	1,337
Singapore	100%	538	1:11,686	2,358
Sri Lanka	-	501	1:41,515	4,680
Ghana	-	449	1:60,103	3,023
Guatemala	100%	448	1:35,956	1,465
Poland	98%	424	1:89,687	2,012
Netherlands	100%	404	1:41,837	3,046
Bolivia	100%	398	1:26,637	1,596
Malawi	100%	381	1:44,914	3,117
Bangladesh	-	367	1:434,500	16,631
Indonesia	100%	355	1:726,658	49,323
Ecuador	-	350	1:50,648	1,773
Papua New Guinea	99%	341	1:23,907	2,372
India	100%	313	1:3,881,399	161,860
Nicaragua	100%	309	1:19,477	1,497
Belize	88%	308	1:1,150	233
Gabon	-	281	1:6,702	1,252
China	-	263	1:5,194,128	55,874
Jamaica	-	255	1:11,307	1,215
Cameroon	100%	236	1:91,570	4,957
Japan	-	228	1:561,342	11,674
South Korea	-	228	1:24,318	2,163
Colombia	100%	190	1:251,468	5,312
Germany	100%	190	1:508,831	5,337
Belgium	100%	184	1:62,446	2,736
Malta	-	170	1:2,526	443
Botswana	-	169	1:12,926	1,739
Peru	100%	169	1:188,115	5,085
France	100%	168	1:395,657	4,761
Curaçao	100%	160	1:974	286
Panama	100%	143	1:27,319	2,384
Dominican Republic	-	136	1:76,701	4,403
Morocco	-	136	1:252,564	6,008
Vanuatu	-	133	1:1,968	489
Egypt	-	130	1:706,930	15,746
Uganda	80%	125	1:327,655	9,150
Venezuela	92%	122	1:247,556	8,398
Congo	100%	109	1:45,956	3,568
Bahrain	-	104	1:12,968	2,016
Sweden	99%	101	1:97,603	4,228
Hong Kong	-	98	1:79,109	2,704
Scotland	97%	98	1:54,596	1,658
Wales	98%	97	1:31,900	1,401
Romania	100%	92	1:217,956	7,386
Guam	-	91	1:1,765	388
Russia	95%	88	1:1,639,019	11,834
Guyana	100%	82	1:9,308	1,423
Suriname	-	82	1:6,742	1,371
Kuwait	-	76	1:49,806	4,237
DR Congo	100%	75	1:984,368	29,064
Zambia	-	67	1:236,639	7,668
Uruguay	92%	59	1:58,096	1,951
Micronesia	-	55	1:1,936	289
Zimbabwe	100%	55	1:280,433	15,316
Antigua and Barbuda	-	53	1:1,875	402
Iraq	-	53	1:660,714	6,510
Bahamas	-	47	1:8,497	1,088
Northern Mariana Islands	-	46	1:1,188	244
Honduras	100%	44	1:200,397	4,684
Nigeria	100%	44	1:4,035,554	64,774
Taiwan	100%	43	1:552,783	29,454
United Arab Emirates	-	43	1:166,325	11,451
Solomon Islands	73%	41	1:14,170	1,248
Tanzania	100%	40	1:1,319,708	20,962
Switzerland	98%	36	1:228,153	5,031
Albania	100%	34	1:89,605	6,483
Italy	99%	32	1:1,908,190	13,475
Saint Lucia	100%	32	1:5,557	900
Afghanistan	-	31	1:1,052,371	12,648
Grenada	100%	31	1:3,488	631
Marshall Islands	100%	29	1:1,767	266
Ireland	100%	27	1:171,982	3,538
United States Virgin Islands	-	25	1:4,390	749
Cayman Islands	-	24	1:2,554	554
Argentina	88%	23	1:1,859,706	7,227
British Virgin Islands	100%	23	1:1,359	317
Turks and Caicos Islands	-	22	1:1,578	368
Czechia	100%	21	1:507,436	2,515
Norway	100%	21	1:244,397	5,727
Estonia	100%	20	1:65,769	3,350
Seychelles	100%	19	1:4,877	888
Myanmar	-	16	1:3,246,767	1,079
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	100%	16	1:6,974	1,095
American Samoa	-	14	1:3,989	735
Finland	100%	14	1:391,656	5,045
Gibraltar	-	14	1:2,438	470
Vietnam	100%	13	1:7,124,855	3,818
Northern Ireland	100%	10	1:184,315	1,771
Qatar	100%	10	1:236,960	22,379
Angola	-	9	1:2,996,290	3,522
Belarus	100%	9	1:1,053,598	5,565
El Salvador	-	9	1:704,643	5,397
Fiji	-	9	1:99,153	1,900
Mauritius	100%	9	1:144,198	3,629
Anguilla	100%	8	1:1,657	292
Aruba	-	8	1:12,972	1,901
Cyprus	100%	8	1:108,884	3,058
Hungary	72%	8	1:1,223,971	3,159
Puerto Rico	-	8	1:443,788	3,677
Ivory Coast	-	7	1:3,296,562	60,611
Macau	-	7	1:86,887	752
Cambodia	100%	6	1:2,712,222	28,071
Lebanon	100%	6	1:937,928	8,462
Bermuda	-	4	1:16,206	1,525
Denmark	-	4	1:1,412,374	15,217
Laos	-	4	1:1,646,714	900
Madagascar	-	4	1:5,907,352	4,093
Portugal	-	4	1:2,602,716	8,189
Samoa	-	4	1:48,798	712
Swaziland	-	4	1:325,044	2,285
Austria	100%	3	1:2,838,067	11,255
Haiti	-	3	1:3,575,651	30,510
Israel	100%	3	1:2,800,973	24,529
Luxembourg	-	3	1:188,016	3,003
Pakistan	100%	3	1:64,785,893	186,184
Serbia	-	3	1:2,381,907	7,319
Yemen	-	3	1:8,765,584	9,038
Algeria	-	2	1:19,088,360	22,377
Croatia	-	2	1:2,108,538	15,895
Iceland	-	2	1:183,008	5,215
Kazakhstan	-	2	1:8,873,422	35,327
North Macedonia	-	2	1:1,045,378	12,250
Oman	-	2	1:2,054,334	8,531
Slovakia	-	2	1:2,655,032	6,915
Slovenia	-	2	1:1,229,379	6,326
Armenia	-	1	1:2,918,753	14,910
Azerbaijan	-	1	1:9,642,944	42,290
Barbados	-	1	1:289,789	3,893
Benin	-	1	1:10,575,843	90,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina	-	1	1:3,524,458	8,651
Brunei	-	1	1:419,570	3,266
Cape Verde	-	1	1:529,151	6,361
Cuba	-	1	1:11,506,552	13,531
Djibouti	-	1	1:915,664	2,132
Dominica	-	1	1:75,471	1,341
Ethiopia	-	1	1:97,560,133	29,608
French Polynesia	-	1	1:277,902	3,605
Georgia	-	1	1:3,738,466	29,095
Greece	100%	1	1:10,934,548	22,228
Guernsey	-	1	1:63,331	901
Iran	-	1	1:78,496,868	65,150
Isle of Man	-	1	1:85,023	723
Jersey	-	1	1:99,980	2,122
Jordan	100%	1	1:8,826,774	11,126
Kosovo	-	1	1:1,861,440	22,170
Kyrgyzstan	-	1	1:5,973,277	46,622
Maldives	-	1	1:433,903	5,827
Monaco	-	1	1:38,466	2,379
Mozambique	-	1	1:27,243,357	5,091
Nauru	100%	1	1:11,927	903
Nepal	-	1	1:28,487,352	119,417
New Caledonia	-	1	1:270,164	3,221
Niue	-	1	1:1,604	70
Northern Cyprus	100%	1	1:318,133	3,044
Palau	-	1	1:21,711	239
Paraguay	-	1	1:7,236,805	16,549
Saint Kitts and Nevis	-	1	1:54,861	2,604
San Marino	-	1	1:32,920	787
São Tomé and Príncipe	100%	1	1:191,997	5,295
Tunisia	-	1	1:676,902	12,933
Turkey	100%	1	1:77,801,709	91,051
Ukraine	-	1	1:45,499,908	32,056

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The alternate forms: Brandón (2) & Brándon (1) are calculated separately.

Brandon (45,898) may also be a surname.

Brandon Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? ^{meaning and history}

A Teutonic name, meaning: A firebrand.

— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

User-submitted Reference

Brandon is an Old English name, meaning 'beacon hill'. It is also an Old Irish name meaning 'old crow'.

- bigswitzer

DNA test information

Brandon Forename Popularity

Brandon Demographics

Brandon Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 11 (1901)

Religious Adherence
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Phonetically Similar Names

Forename	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Brandón	95	2	/
Brándon	95	1	/
Branndon	93	114	/
Brandhon	93	96	/
Brandonn	93	80	/
Brandone	93	71	/
Branddon	93	32	/
Breandon	93	27	/
Braindon	93	19	/
Brandond	93	14	/
Brandoon	93	14	/
Braandon	93	14	/
Bhrandon	93	9	/
Braundon	93	6	/
Brandong	93	5	/
Brayndon	93	5	/
Brandoin	93	4	/
Brandont	93	4	/
Brandoun	93	4	/
Brrandon	93	4	/
Brhandon	93	4	/
Brandonk	93	4	/
Brahndon	93	3	/
Brandonq	93	2	/
Brantdon	93	2	/
Brandohn	93	2	/
Brandonh	93	2	/
Brasndon	93	1	/
Brandoen	93	1	/
Brandomn	93	1	/
Branwdon	93	1	/
Brandonne	88	10	/
Brandhone	88	2	/
Branndonn	88	2	/
Bhrandhon	88	1	/
Branddonn	88	1	/
Brandonth	88	1	/
Braandoon	88	1	/
Breandown	88	1	/
Brhandhon	88	1	/
Brandan	86	2,693	/
Brondon	86	237	/
Brandom	86	157	/
Brandun	86	46	/
Brandão	86	36	/
Bramdon	86	31	/
Vrandon	86	8	/
Brandán	86	2	/
Wrandon	86	1	/
Braundoone	82	1	/
Breandan	80	293	/
Breandán	80	18	/
Brandunn	80	14	/
Brendonw	80	13	/
Braindan	80	10	/
Brondone	80	10	/
Brandant	80	8	/
Brhendon	80	7	/
Brandaan	80	6	/
Brandhan	80	5	/
Branduin	80	4	/
Branndan	80	3	/
Brandang	80	3	/
Breindon	80	3	/
Brandane	80	3	/
Brondong	80	2	/
Brondonn	80	2	/
Brandann	80	2	/
Branddom	80	2	/
Brandand	80	2	/
Breyndon	80	2	/
Bhrandom	80	1	/
Brandahn	80	1	/
Brandaun	80	1	/
Branddan	80	1	/
Branddun	80	1	/
Breandun	80	1	/
Bramdont	80	1	/
Brondhon	80	1	/
Vrandone	80	1	/
Brandgun	80	1	/
Brenwdon	80	1	/
Prandn	77	1	/
Breanndan	75	3	/
Brajnndan	75	3	/
Branduinn	75	3	/
Braindant	75	2	/
Breanndán	75	2	/
Brandanth	75	1	/
Branduine	75	1	/
Brondonne	75	1	/
Vrandonne	75	1	/
Brandanne	75	1	/
Bracindom	75	1	/
Brhendonn	75	1	/
Briandian	75	1	/
Vrandan	71	34	/
Brandam	71	10	/
Brianuddin	71	6	/
Brynniedon	71	5	/
Brandum	71	4	/
Brendwn	71	3	/
Brandineia	71	2	/
Bryanuddin	71	1	/
Briantn	71	1	/
Brandham	67	2	/
Brandamh	67	1	/
Branduim	67	1	/
Brnadeen	67	1	/
Browanuddin	67	1	/
Brenduan	67	1	/
Breyndan	67	1	/
Bernadun	67	1	/

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Brandon Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Brandon in the Russian language
Брандон	brandon	-

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Footnotes

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Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
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Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brandon