Brandy Plank
There are approximately 2 people named Brandy Plank living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Brandy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Plank. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
2
1 in 171,377,169
Named Brandy
101K
Alive today
Named Plank
7.2K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 101K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1981
Average age: 43
Top Census group: White (74.8%)
Estimated bearers: 7.2K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #5,383
Per 100K: 2.09
Top ancestry: White (92.2%)
First name trend
Brandy: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Brandy. The peak year was 1981 with 6,962 births. The average person named Brandy today is 43 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Brandy
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Brandy, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 74.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Brandy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Brandy at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White74.8% · 69,160
- Black or African American10.8% · 9,973
- Hispanic or Latino7.9% · 7,316
- Two or more races4.6% · 4,271
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 1,056
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 681
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Plank surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Plank, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 92.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Plank described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Plank at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White92.2% · 5,765
- Two or more races3.5% · 218
- Hispanic or Latino2.7% · 169
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 45
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 39
- Black or African American0.3% · 17
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Brandy has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0296% of the US population, based on 101,426 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Brandy right now.
The surname Plank appears at a rate of 2.09 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0021%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 2 people with the full name Brandy Plank. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Brandy Plank: questions and answers
How many people are named Brandy Plank?
We estimate approximately 2 people in the United States share the full name Brandy Plank. That works out to about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0296%) with the surname frequency (2.09 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Brandy Plank?
We classify Brandy Plank as "Very Rare". About 1 in 171,377,169 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Brandy a male or female name?
Brandy is predominantly female. Out of 108,799 total SSA registrations, 2.1% were male and 97.9% were female. See the full Brandy 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
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