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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1942

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 84 recorded years as a table

Brandy, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1942	4
1943	6
1944	5
1945	5
1946	3
1947	5
1948	5
1949	10
1950	7
1951	6
1952	13
1953	11
1954	12
1955	14
1956	6
1957	10
1958	11
1959	14
1960	18
1961	16
1962	23
1963	36
1964	52
1965	51
1966	59
1967	93
1968	174
1969	196
1970	349
1971	424
1972	1,368
1973	2,548
1974	2,611
1975	3,391
1976	3,571
1977	3,572
1978	4,373
1979	4,220
1980	3,861
1981	4,135
1982	3,589
1983	3,109
1984	2,720
1985	2,267
1986	1,921
1987	1,744
1988	1,508
1989	1,331
1990	1,194
1991	1,099
1992	984
1993	840
1994	756
1995	858
1996	779
1997	639
1998	599
1999	482
2000	396
2001	326
2002	311
2003	248
2004	227
2005	205
2006	180
2007	163
2008	132
2009	127
2010	100
2011	83
2012	75
2013	69
2014	52
2015	37
2016	45
2017	40
2018	38
2019	29
2020	29
2021	26
2022	27
2023	36
2024	30
2025	33

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Brandy isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 53
Rank in 2025: #3,067
How rare: 1 in 30,325 girls
Since 1942: 106,559

Most popular in 1978, at 4,373 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 11% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.