Brannon
Brannon was the 6508th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 722nd; the most babies were born in 1998 (158). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,205 places. More babies were named Brannon in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,508 boys, down 1,017 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1998158 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,823babies recorded
Brannon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 116 since 1975.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,508 | 13 |
| 2020 | #5,491 | 16 |
| 2010 | #2,638 | 46 |
| 2000 | #1,177 | 116 |
| 1990 | #1,066 | 99 |
| 1980 | #722 | 147 |
| 1970 | #1,181 | 49 |
| 1960 | #3,699 | 6 |
| 1950 | #3,749 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Brannon, counting every spelling?
Brannon is the most common spelling of a name family that had 13 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 13 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brannon | 13 | #6,508 | 80 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Brannon?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brannon (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Brannon born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brannon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brannon?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Brannon are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 25 and 46. That makes Brannon mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Brannon by state
How common Brannon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Brannon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brannon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Brannon
How popular is the name Brannon?
Brannon was the 6508th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 722nd; the most babies were born in 1998 (158). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,205 places. More babies were named Brannon in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Brannon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Brannon in the US.
Where is Brannon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brannon was most common in Georgia (0.02 per 1,000 boys).