Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Brandis isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brandis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 814
- 84 boys · 730 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 118 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 112 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 788 as a first name in 2020; 545 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.
Brandis’s family of names
In German usage, Brandis as a surname has a related form in Brandt. In German usage, Brandis as a surname has a related form in Brand. In German usage, Brandis as a surname has a related form in BRANDES.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Brandis, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Brandi
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Brandy
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13% boys · 87% girls
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>99% girls
Randi
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1% boys · 99% girls
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Rani
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14% boys · 86% girls
Afton
“from the Afton river”
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Kristin
“follower of Christ”
3% boys · 97% girls