Brandon is an English surname and place name that means "hill covered with broom" or "broom hill", from the Old English brom, the yellow-flowering shrub, and dun, hill. It was a top 10 name in the United States from the late 1980s through the 1990s, helped by Brandon Walsh of Beverly Hills, 90210. Brandon was still number 12 in 2000 and number 83 in 2015 but has since dropped to number 261 among boys' names in 2025.