Brandon

BRAN-dun

Boy

Average rank #569 across 5 of 7 countries

Etymology

Meaning & origin

English

From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "hill covered with broom" in Old English. It is sometimes also used as a variant of Brendan, meaning "From Brendanus, the Latinized form of the Irish name Br茅anainn which was derived from a Welsh word meaning "prince". Saint Brendan was a 6th-century Irish abbot who, according to legend, crossed the Atlantic and reached North America with 17 other monks."

Popularity

How popular is Brandon?

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales

#822

in 2025

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland

#560

in 2025

馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland

#676

in 2025

馃嚭馃嚫 USA

#261

in 2025

馃嚚馃嚘 Canada

#524

in 2024

Not in top rankings for: 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia, 馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand

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