Brannen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BRAN-on
- Origin
- Irish
Brannen is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little raven”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Brannen 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 Brannen a girl's or a boy's name?
Brannen is a boys' name.
How popular is Brannen in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Brannen in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Brannen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,069 |
Names like Brannen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden Keegan Aiden Braden Brennan Kayden Brogan Declan Finn Conan Brody Teagan
Names related to Brannen
More Irish names
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Brannen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/brannen, updated 20 October 2026.