Unisex name · since 1983
Brogan
Brogan has 4,159 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,025 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,420 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,159
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brogan is the #3420 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 4,159 recorded since 1983.
Brogan has 4,159 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3420 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #2,025 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,420 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,159 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brogan ranks #2,025 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,420 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,159 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,025 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,420 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,159
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brogan's 4,159 recorded births place it above 95.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Brogan compares
4,159 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brogan's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brogan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,159 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 288 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brogan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brogan splits its recorded history at 2005: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 288 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brogan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 288
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Brogan popularity over time - girls
872 total births recorded since 1986 (Brogan as girls' name)
Brogan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,740 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Brogan's strongest decade.
1,740 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Brogan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 79
1980s
79 births
- 1990s 487
1990s
487 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,564 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,740 births
- 2020s 289
2020s
289 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,740 births (42% of all-time use).
How Brogan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Brogan's total volume
Brogan by state
Where Brogan concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 227 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 151 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 148 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Kansas | | 141 | 3.4% |
| #5 | California | | 139 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 136 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Oregon | | 134 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Texas | | 129 | 3.1% |
227 of 4,159 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Brogan appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brogan's data
- Brogan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,740 total births); usage has since declined to 289 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Brogans (227 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brogan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Brogan 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.