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Brandy

This name comes from the English word brandy for the alcoholic drink.

Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#3,067

Meaning and history

Brandy is a given name derived from the English word brandy, the alcoholic drink, which ultimately comes from Dutch brandewijn meaning “burnt wine.” It has been used as a given name since the 1960s.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 342 births, rank #797
2007: 314 births, rank #885
2008: 250 births, rank #1,045
2009: 233 births, rank #1,091
2010: 177 births, rank #1,328
20112011: 146 births, rank #1,515
2012: 132 births, rank #1,629
2013: 121 births, rank #1,713
2014: 93 births, rank #2,081
2015: 66 births, rank #2,685
20162016: 80 births, rank #2,343
2017: 69 births, rank #2,546
2018: 65 births, rank #2,647
2019: 49 births, rank #3,222
2020: 47 births, rank #3,281
20212021: 43 births, rank #3,553
2022: 44 births, rank #3,536
2023: 57 births, rank #2,936
2024: 49 births, rank #3,225
20252025: 53 births, rank #3,067

Brandy moved from #798 to #887 for girls between 2006 and 2007. Its highest annual birth count came in 1981, with 6,898 births.