Bran
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BRAN
- Origin
- Celtic
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Bran is a boys' name of Celtic origin, meaning “raven”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Bran mean?
Celtic: Welsh and Irish name
“raven”
Bran the Blessed is a giant king in Welsh legend; Bran Stark is a main character in Game of Thrones.
Is Bran a girl's or a boy's name?
Bran is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Bran in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 74% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Bran, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,143rd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Bran in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Bran in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 2 | #3,980 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Bran in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Bran in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bran in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,221 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
Names like Bran
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Conan Brogan Brody Ronan Keegan Kayden Brayden Conlan Declan Bryn Rogan
Names related to Bran
More Celtic names
Arthur Imogen Gael Harvey Alana Alan Tristan Vienna Lana Alaina Sabrina Alanna Bryce Devon Arturo Alannah
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Bran: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bran, updated 20 October 2026.