Boys' name · since 2000
Brogen
Brogen has 170 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,932 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 170
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
170 boys have been named Brogen since 2000, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Brogen recorded 170 times among boys since 2000, 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 2000 to 2022.
- #13,932 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 170 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brogen ranks #13,932 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 170 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,932 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 170
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brogen's 170 recorded births place it above 69.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brogen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brogen's full recorded timeline at 2010, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brogen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2022
- Peak year (2009)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2022.
170 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 21 births in a single year.
Brogen popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2018 (Brogen as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Brogen accounts for 3% of total recorded use across both genders.
Brogen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (85 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Brogen's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Brogen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 85 births (50% of all-time use).
Brogen decade highlights
- Peak decade 85 births
- Runner-up 77 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Brogen's data
- Brogen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brogen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2000–2022 (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 Brogen 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.
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