Boy name · Old English
Brandon
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: broom-covered hillBrandon is a boy's name that comes from Old English and means "broom-covered hill". It is used in English.
- Meaning
- Broom-covered hill
- Origin
- Old English
- Gender
- Boy
- US rank
- #261 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Brandon
As a boy's name, Brandon comes from Old English and means "broom-covered hill". It is used in English.
Brandon is also a surname: the 1,448th most common in the 2020 US Census, held by 23,986 people. See the most common last names.
Its meaning puts Brandon on our nature names list.
Meaning checked against Behind the Name. How we research names
How popular is Brandon?
- US rank in 2025
- #261
- 1,326 babies, 776 per million boys
- Best rank
- #6 in 1992
- 29,628 babies that year
- Babies since 1914
- At least 770,509
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 0 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 per million |
| 1900s | 0 per million |
| 1910s | 11 per million |
| 1920s | 11 per million |
| 1930s | 8 per million |
| 1940s | 13 per million |
| 1950s | 58 per million |
| 1960s | 222 per million |
| 1970s | 3,938 per million |
| 1980s | 12,580 per million |
| 1990s | 13,317 per million |
| 2000s | 7,164 per million |
| 2010s | 2,879 per million |
| 2020s | 1,040 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #99 | #114 | #124 | #141 | #165 | #181 | #210 | #219 | #230 | #261 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Brandon
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
Names with a similar meaning
- KnoxRound hill (Old English, boy)
- ArloMeaning uncertain; perhaps from Spenser's Arlo Hill (English, boy)
- BrynA hill (Welsh, boy)
- HarlowArmy hill or rock hill (Old English, girl)
- HaydenHay valley or hay hill (Old English, unisex)
- KapitolinaOf the Capitoline Hill in Rome (Latin, girl)
- LandonLong hill (Old English, boy)
- LyndonLinden tree hill (Old English, boy)
- MerveName of a hill in Mecca (Arabic, girl)
- NevadaSnow-covered (Spanish, girl)
- RotemA desert broom plant (Hebrew, unisex)
- RubaHill (Arabic, girl)
Middle names for Brandon
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
More boy names from Old English
- EdgarWealthy spear (Old English, boy)
- AlfredElf counsel (Old English, boy)
- EduardRich guardian (Old English, boy)
- StormTempest (Old English, unisex)
- AlfredoElf counsel (Old English, boy)
- EduardoRich guardian (Old English, boy)
- GrahamFrom a surname from the place name Grantham, probably gravelly homestead (Old English, boy)
- HarperHarp player (Old English, unisex)
- LindenLime tree (Old English, unisex)
- LindsayLincoln island (Old English, unisex)
- OsmundGod protector (Old English, boy)
- OswaldPower of a god (Old English, boy)
- ReidRed-haired (Old English, boy)
- RutherfordCattle ford (Old English, boy)
- StewartSteward (Old English, boy)
- SundayDay of the sun (Old English, unisex)
- AelfricElf ruler (Old English, boy)
- ÆlfricElf ruler (Old English, boy)
Brandon: common questions
What does the name Brandon mean?
Brandon comes from Old English and means "broom-covered hill". Checked against Behind the Name.
Is Brandon a boy or girl name?
Brandon is mainly a boy's name.
Where does the name Brandon come from?
Brandon comes from Old English and means "broom-covered hill". Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Brandon?
Brandon ranked #261 in the US in 2025, with 1,326 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Brandon?
Names spelled like Brandon include Brendan, Brand, Braxton, Brayden and Breandán.
What middle names go with Brandon?
Middle names that flow well with Brandon include Asher, Dale, Grant, Jonah and Lance. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.