Boys' name · since 1971
Brann
22 babies named Brann in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,070 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
22 boys have been named Brann since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Brann recorded 22 times among boys since 1971, 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 1971 to 2017.
- #28,070 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brann ranks #28,070 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #28,070 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brann's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brann's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2017
- Peak year (2013)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Brann by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (17 births, 77% of the file).
2010s was Brann's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Brann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1971–2017 (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 Brann 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.