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Brandy

Girl

Origin of the name

Brandy comes from the English word for the spirit, from the Dutch brandewijn, “burnt wine.”

Short-lived name

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Brandy peaked in 1981, when 1 baby in 501 was given the name. Since then, the name has fallen 99%, to about 50 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 3067. 42% of all babies named Brandy since 1880 were born in the 1980s.
106,559births since 1880
1980sgeneration
No. 41rank at its peak, in 1981

Where babies named Brandy are born

1981

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The darker the blue, the more common Brandy is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Brandy is most common in Arkansas (2.3 times), Louisiana (2.2) and Oklahoma (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

Brandi · Katrina · Alison · Candace · Nina · Jillian

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