Recorded 1991–2022 Boys' name Peak 2007 335 births

Brallan — boys' name

335 babies named Brallan in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s262000s2732010s262020s10
2000s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Brallan was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

37 babies were named Brallan in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brallan

The Social Security Administration has registered 335 babies named Brallan between 1991 and 2022, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brallan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brallan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 273 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brallan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 59 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Brallan in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brallan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 335 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brallan at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

335

Since 1991

32 years of records

Peak year

2007

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1991

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2022

Brallan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1991

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2007)
37
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
010203040 2022201120082005200219991991 6

Brallan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
273 births that decade — 81% of Brallan's all-time total
1990s262000s2732010s262020s10

Brallan by state

Where Brallan concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Brallan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
59 17.6%
#2 Texas
25 7.5%
#3 Florida
5 1.5%
#4 Illinois
5 1.5%
California share of Brallan's total US births 17.6%
Even split

59 of 335 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brallan?
335 babies have been named Brallan since 1991. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2007 with 37 births.
When was Brallan most popular?
Brallan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 273 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Brallan most popular?
The top states for the name Brallan are California (59 births), Texas (25 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Brallan been used?
Brallan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 32 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Brallan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brandon, Bradley, Brayden, Brady, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.