Brandon - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Brandon \b-ran-don, br(a)-ndon\ is pronounced BRAN-den. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "broom, gorse hill". Transferred use of the surname and place name. In some cases, a variant of the less popular Brendan. TV executive Brandon Tartikoff.

Brandon has 8 variant forms: Brand, Brandan, Branden, Brandin, Brandyn, Brannon, Branton and Brennan.

For more information, see also the related name Brenton.

Baby names that sound like Brandon are Brando and Brendon.

Brandon is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Brandon. Click here to compare Brandon with related baby names.