Brannan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BRAN-on
- Origin
- Irish
Brannan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little raven”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Brannan mean?
Irish: spelling of Brannon; Irish surname, from Ó Branáin
“little raven”
From the Irish surname Ó Branáin, built on a pet form of Bran, 'raven'.
Meaning borrowed from Brannon.
Is Brannan a girl's or a boy's name?
Brannan is a boys' name.
How popular is Brannan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 7 boys.
Brannan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 2 | #5,064 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Brannan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1978, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Brannan in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Brannan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
Names like Brannan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brogan, Keegan, Conan, Declan, Conlan, Brayden, Regan, Keelan, Ronan, Keenan, Rogan, Aiden
Names related to Brannan
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon
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, “Brannan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/brannan, updated 20 October 2026.