Given name & surname
Brandi
“a woman wielding a sword; an alcoholic drink”
Brandi is a variant of Brandy. One English interpretation is “a woman wielding a sword; an alcoholic drink.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brandi is a variant of Brandy. One English interpretation is “a woman wielding a sword; an alcoholic drink.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brandi is a variant of Brandy. An origin associated with Brandy is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brandi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 102,295
- 389 boys · 101,906 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 5,551 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #4,785 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,785 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 32.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 5,527 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 84,737 as a first name in 2020; 805 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brandi’s family of names
Brandi has a related form in Brandy. In German usage, Brandi as a surname has a related form in Brandt. In German usage, Brandi as a surname has a related form in Brändli.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Brandi
- Brandi CarlileAmerican alternative country and folk rock singer-songwriter (born 1981)
- Brandi ChastainAmerican soccer playerborn 1968
- Brandi RhodesAmerican professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager and ring announcerborn 1983
- Nyla RoseAmerican professional wrestlerborn 1982
- Brandi CyrusAmerican actress and singerborn 1987
- Brandi GlanvilleAmerican television personality (born 1972)
- Brandi SherwoodAmerican modelborn 1971
- Brandi BrandtAmerican model and actorborn 1968
- Brandi McCainAmerican basketball player, guardborn 1979
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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