It is also sometimes a variant of the Irish masculine given name, Breandán, meaning "prince".
"[contradictory] In the instance of the Welsh "Bran" as the origin, meaning "crow" or "little raven", there is also a general Celtic nebula of related words and names across the European continent.
[4] However, one location, Brandon in Lincolnshire, may be connected to the River Brant, which runs close by.
[4] This river's name is derived from two Old English elements: brant, meaning "steep", "deep"; and dūn, meaning "hill"[5] The name of this location is probably in reference to the river's steep banks.
[8] In Australia's most populated state, New South Wales, in the year 2009, Brandon did not crack the top 100 male, or top 100 female, names of babies registered in New South Wales.
[26] The name has dramatically fallen in popularity since 1998, when it was ranked 36th, with 2142 occurrences recorded.
[27] In Northern Ireland, Brandon was not amongst the top 20 names of male, or female, babies born in the year 2009.
[53] Usage of the name in the United States has declined in recent years due to associations with Let's Go Brandon, a veiled slur against President Joseph Biden.
[54] The Social Security Administration website lists the top 1,000 American baby names for every year since 1879.
In the year 1950, Brandon first reached the top 1,000 male names for babies who were registered for Social Security numbers for births.
In 1981, it reached the top 1,000 female names for babies who were registered for Social Security numbers for births; that year it was the 748th most common female name registered for births.