Boys' name · since 1971
Branon
Branon has 240 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,902 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 240
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
240 boys have been named Branon since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Branon recorded 240 times among boys since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2006.
- #11,902 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 240 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Branon ranks #11,902 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 240 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,902 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 240
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Branon's 240 recorded births place it above 73.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Branon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Branon's full recorded timeline at 1985, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Branon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2006
- Peak year (1978)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Branon by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (88 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Branon's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Branon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
83 births
- 1980s
1980s
88 births
- 1990s
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 88 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Branon's data
- Branon's decade-level peak was the 1980s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Branon: 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 (~35 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, 1971–2006 (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 Branon 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.