Brandon Backe
There are approximately 1 people named Brandon Backe living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Brandon with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Backe. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Brandon
748K
Alive today
Named Backe
480
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 748K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1992
Average age: 33
Estimated bearers: 480
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #52,037
Per 100K: 0.14
Top ancestry: White (91.7%)
First name trend
Brandon: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Brandon. The peak year was 1992 with 29,723 births. The average person named Brandon today is 33 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Backe surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Backe, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.7%.
- White91.7%
- Hispanic or Latino5.0%
- Two or more races1.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Brandon has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2183% of the US population, based on 748,293 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Backe appears at a rate of 0.14 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0001%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Brandon Backe. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Brandon
FAQ
Brandon Backe: questions and answers
How many people are named Brandon Backe?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Brandon Backe. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2183%) with the surname frequency (0.14 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Brandon Backe?
We classify Brandon Backe as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Brandon a male or female name?
Brandon is predominantly male. Out of 773,294 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Brandon profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.