Recorded 2000–2022 Boys' name Peak 2009 170 births

Brogen — boys' name

170 babies named Brogen in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s852010s772020s8
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Brogen was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

21 babies were named Brogen in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brogen

The Social Security Administration has registered 170 babies named Brogen between 2000 and 2022, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brogen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brogen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Brogen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brogen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 170 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brogen at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

170

Since 2000

23 years of records

Peak year

2009

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2000

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2022

Brogen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2000

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2009)
21
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
510152025 2022201520122009200620022000 6

Brogen popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2018 (Brogen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2018 6

Brogen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
85 births that decade — 50% of Brogen's all-time total
2000s852010s772020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brogen?
170 babies have been named Brogen since 2000. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2009 with 21 births.
When was Brogen most popular?
Brogen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Brogen been used?
Brogen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 23 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Brogen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brody, Brooks, Brock, Brodie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.