Brannan vs Brandon

Side-by-side comparison of Brannan and Brandon — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Brannan

Boy name

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Name B

Brandon

Boy name · Rank #230

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Metric Brannan Brandon
Current Rank Unranked #230
Total Births (all years) 381 769,149
Peak Year 1978 1992
Peak Year Births 16 29,627
Peak Decade 1990ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Brannan Brandon
1910ss — 74
1920ss — 125
1930ss — 86
1940ss — 192
1950ss — 1,176
1960ss — 4,277
1970ss 54 65,050
1980ss 91 232,206
1990ss 108 259,415
2000ss 97 142,995
2010ss 26 54,116
2020ss 5 9,437

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brannan Brandon
2014 — 5,856
2015 — 5,126
2016 6 4,101
2017 — 3,497
2018 — 3,210
2019 — 2,685
2020 — 2,312
2021 5 2,134
2022 — 1,774
2023 — 1,664
2024 — 1,553

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1971–2021.

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