Given name & surname
Brandt
“a fiery torch”·“one who wields a sword”
Brandt is a variant of Brand. Interpretations include “a fiery torch” and “one who wields a sword”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brandt is a variant of Brand. Interpretations include “a fiery torch” and “one who wields a sword”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brandt is a variant of Brand. An origin associated with Brand is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brandt through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,157
- 6,119 boys · 38 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 141 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #3,674 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −45%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,674 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 44.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 141 in 2007. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,245 as a first name in 2020; 35,211 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.
Brandt’s family of names
Brandt has a related form in Brand. In German usage, Brandt as a surname has a related form in Brandi. In German usage, Brandt as a surname has a related form in Brant.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 34
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Brantvariant · German
- Brandivariant · German
- Brandvariant · English, German
- Brandisvariant · German
- Brendervariant · German
- Brandelvariant · German
- Brändlivariant · German
- Prantlvariant · German
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- Prändlvariant · German
- Prandlvariant · German
- Prändelvariant · German
- Brenzvariant · German
- Brentlevariant · German
- Brendlinvariant · German
- Brendlevariant · German
- Brendilivariant · German
- Brendelervariant · German
- Brendelvariant · German
- Brantzkevariant · German
- Brantzenvariant · German
- Bräntnervariant · German
- Bransvariant · German
- Brannemannvariant · German
- Brandtsvariant · German
- Brandtnervariant · German
- Brandsmavariant · German
- Brandsvariant · German
- Brändlingervariant · German
- Brändlinvariant · German
- Brändleinvariant · German
- Brändlevariant · German
- Brandingvariant · German
- Brändickevariant · German
- Brandesvariant · German
People named Brandt
- Brandt Snedekerprofessional golferborn 1980
- Brandt BronicoAmerican soccer playerborn 1995
- Brandt AndersenAmerican film producerborn 1977
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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