Boys' name · since 1971
Brannan
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 381 babies named Brannan, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,274 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 381
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
381 boys have been named Brannan since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Brannan has 381 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2021.
- #9,274 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 381 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brannan ranks #9,274 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 381 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,274 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 381
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brannan's 381 recorded births place it above 79.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Brannan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brannan's full recorded timeline at 1994, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brannan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2021
- Peak year (1978)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Brannan popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1979 (Brannan as girls' name)
Brannan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (108 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Brannan's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Brannan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
108 births
- 2000s
2000s
97 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 108 births (28% of all-time use).
Brannan by state
Where Brannan concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 381 births nationwide.
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What to do with Brannan's data
- Brannan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brannans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brannan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1971–2021 (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 Brannan 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.