Unisex name · since 1976
Brannigan
Brannigan has 21 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,524 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brannigan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 21 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Brannigan recorded 21 times among boys since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2024.
- #28,524 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brannigan ranks #28,524 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #28,524 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brannigan's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brannigan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brannigan's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brannigan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Brannigan popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 1985 (Brannigan as girls' name)
Brannigan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Brannigan's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Brannigan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Brannigan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- 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 Brannigan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1976–2024 (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 Brannigan 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.