Boys' name · since 1970
Bran
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 232 babies named Bran, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,088 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 232
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bran sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 232 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Bran recorded 232 times among boys since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2024.
- #12,088 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 232 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bran ranks #12,088 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 232 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,088 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 232
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bran's 232 recorded births place it above 73.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bran's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bran popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Bran by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (93 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Bran's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Bran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
61 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
93 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 93 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Bran's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (93 total births) through the 2020s (32) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bran draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.