Recorded 2000–2020 Unisex name Peak 2011 104 births

Broghan — boys' name

104 babies named Broghan in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s502010s492020s5
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Broghan was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

16 babies were named Broghan in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Broghan

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Broghan between 2000 and 2020, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Broghan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 16 babies received it in a single year. Broghan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 21 additional births since 1990.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Broghan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Broghan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Broghan 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 104 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.

Broghan at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

104

Since 2000

21 years of records

Peak year

2011

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2000

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2020

Broghan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2000

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2011)
16
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 2020201420122009200720052000 6

Broghan popularity over time — girls

21 total births recorded since 1990 (Broghan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 21 births
5678910 200419931990 6

Broghan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
50 births that decade — 48% of Broghan's all-time total
2000s502010s492020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Broghan?
104 babies have been named Broghan since 2000. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2011 with 16 births.
When was Broghan most popular?
Broghan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Is Broghan a unisex name?
Yes, Broghan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 104 births, and as a girl's name it has 21 births.
How long has the name Broghan been used?
Broghan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 21 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Broghan?
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, 2000–2020 (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.