Fun Facts About the Name Brannon
- More than 4 thousand babies named Brannon: U.S. records list 4,823 babies given the name Brannon from 1880 through 2025. Even 116 girls received the name Brannon - about 1 girl for every 41 boys.
What Does the Name Brannon Mean?
Brannon is an English spelling of the Irish name Branán, a diminutive of Bran, which means "raven" in Irish. The suffix -án adds a diminutive force, so the literal meaning is "little raven"; many name references shorten this to "raven." The name should not be confused with the similar-sounding English name Brandon, which has a separate origin.
Brannon Name History & Origins
The root Bran is an old Irish personal name. Its diminutive Branán lies behind the surname Ó Branáin, meaning "descendant of Branán," which has been anglicized in forms including Brannan and Brannon. The spelling Brannon belongs to English-language records of Irish names and was carried by Irish emigrants to Britain and North America. In modern use it appears as both a surname and a given name. The legendary Irish figure Bran mac Febail, whose voyage is told in Immram Brain (The Voyage of Bran), is a literary association of the root name rather than a documented episode in the history of Brannon.
How Popular is the Name Brannon?
Brannon recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1998. Its best rank was #723 in 1980.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | #12,035 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #10,748 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #9,590 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #11,680 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #10,524 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #8,881 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #10,849 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #9,265 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #6,269 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #7,557 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #10,591 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #7,491 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #7,390 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #7,016 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #7,632 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #9,445 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #8,088 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,508 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #9,074 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #7,351 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #5,908 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #3,430 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2020 | #5,490 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #3,906 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #3,613 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2017 | #4,006 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2016 | #3,302 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2015 | #3,303 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2014 | #2,938 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 2013 | #2,855 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2012 | #3,186 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2011 | #2,803 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 2010 | #2,638 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2009 | #2,122 | 64 | 0.0032% |
| 2008 | #2,161 | 62 | 0.0030% |
| 2007 | #1,624 | 95 | 0.0046% |
| 2006 | #1,641 | 87 | 0.0042% |
| 2005 | #1,816 | 71 | 0.0036% |
| 2004 | #1,818 | 68 | 0.0034% |
| 2003 | #1,438 | 91 | 0.0046% |
| 2002 | #1,269 | 107 | 0.0055% |
| 2001 | #1,255 | 106 | 0.0055% |
| 2000 | #1,177 | 116 | 0.0059% |
| 1999 | #1,118 | 118 | 0.0061% |
| 1998 | #909 | 158 | 0.0083% |
| 1997 | #1,117 | 113 | 0.0060% |
| 1996 | #1,067 | 114 | 0.0060% |
| 1995 | #956 | 135 | 0.0071% |
| 1994 | #995 | 125 | 0.0065% |
| 1993 | #1,072 | 108 | 0.0055% |
| 1992 | #990 | 119 | 0.0060% |
| 1991 | #1,184 | 88 | 0.0044% |
| 1990 | #1,066 | 99 | 0.0048% |
| 1989 | #1,016 | 102 | 0.0051% |
| 1988 | #1,108 | 81 | 0.0042% |
| 1987 | #975 | 94 | 0.0050% |
| 1986 | #947 | 93 | 0.0051% |
| 1985 | #889 | 104 | 0.0056% |
| 1984 | #922 | 91 | 0.0050% |
| 1983 | #843 | 107 | 0.0060% |
| 1982 | #855 | 108 | 0.0060% |
| 1981 | #775 | 126 | 0.0070% |
| 1980 | #723 | 147 | 0.0082% |
| 1979 | #770 | 126 | 0.0073% |
| 1978 | #842 | 104 | 0.0063% |
| 1977 | #787 | 118 | 0.0072% |
| 1976 | #810 | 106 | 0.0068% |
| 1975 | #805 | 107 | 0.0069% |
| 1974 | #903 | 80 | 0.0051% |
| 1973 | #995 | 66 | 0.0042% |
| 1972 | #943 | 73 | 0.0045% |
| 1971 | #878 | 86 | 0.0049% |
| 1970 | #1,181 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 1969 | #1,280 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1968 | #1,315 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 1967 | #1,660 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1966 | #1,615 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1965 | #1,811 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1964 | #2,218 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1963 | #2,690 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #2,865 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #3,384 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #3,701 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #2,527 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1957 | #4,045 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #3,227 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #2,974 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #3,171 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #3,749 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #3,779 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1942 | #3,258 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #3,557 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1934 | #3,730 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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