Recorded 1984–2016 Girls' name Peak 1998 137 births

Branna — girls' name

137 babies named Branna in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s622000s422010s27
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Branna was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

11 babies were named Branna in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Branna

The Social Security Administration has registered 137 babies named Branna between 1984 and 2016, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Branna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Branna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Branna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Branna 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 137 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.

Branna at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

137

Since 1984

33 years of records

Peak year

1998

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1984

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2016

Branna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1984

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1998)
11
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4681012 20162010200620021998199519911984 6

Branna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
62 births that decade — 45% of Branna's all-time total
1980s61990s622000s422010s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Branna?
137 babies have been named Branna since 1984. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1998 with 11 births.
When was Branna most popular?
Branna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Branna been used?
Branna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 33 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Branna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brandy, Brandi, Brandie, Braelyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1984–2016 (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.