Girls' name · since 1984
Branna
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 137 babies named Branna, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,687 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 137
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Branna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 137 recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Branna has been recorded 137 times among girls since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2016.
- #23,687 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 137 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Branna ranks #23,687 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 137 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,687 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 137
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Branna's 137 recorded births place it above 67.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Branna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Branna splits its recorded history at 2000: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Branna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2016
- Peak year (1998)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Branna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (62 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Branna's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Branna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 62 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Branna's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (62 total births) through the 2010s (27) -- 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 Branna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~32 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, 1984–2016 (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 Branna 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.