Given name & surname
Brant
“a fiery torch”·“one who wields a sword”
Brant 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
Brant 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
Brant 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 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brant through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,579
- 9,569 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 241 babies
- 2025
- 35
- #3,321 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −43%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 35 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,321 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 42.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 241 in 1970. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,396 as a first name in 2020; 9,646 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.
Brant’s family of names
Brant has a related form in Brand. In German usage, Brant as a surname has a related form in Brandt. In German usage, Brant as a surname has a related form in Brändli.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Brant has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Brant
- Brant DaughertyAmerican actorborn 1985
- Brant BjorkAmerican rock musicianborn 1973
- Brant Parkercartoonist (1920–2007)
- Brant WeidnerAmerican basketball player (born 1960)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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