Boys' name · since 1970
Brannen
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 376 babies named Brannen, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,355 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 376
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brannen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 376 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Brannen recorded 376 times among boys since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2019.
- #9,355 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 376 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brannen ranks #9,355 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 376 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,355 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 376
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brannen's 376 recorded births place it above 79.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Brannen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brannen splits its recorded history at 1998: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brannen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2019
- Peak year (2002)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Brannen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (122 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Brannen's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Brannen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
122 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 122 births (32% of all-time use).
Brannen by state
Where Brannen concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 20 | 5.3% |
20 of 376 births nationwide.
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- Brannen's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (122 total births) through the 2010s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Brannens (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brannen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1970–2019 (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 Brannen 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.