Brannon
Boy · BRAN-on · Irish
Brannon is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little raven”. In 2025 it ranked 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Brannon mean?
Irish: Irish surname, from Ó Branáin
“little raven”
From the Irish surname Ó Branáin, built on a pet form of Bran, 'raven'.
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Is Brannon a girl's or a boy's name?
Brannon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Brannon in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Brannon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Brannon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Brannon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 56% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Brannon, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 158 boys. It first appears in the records in 1934.
Half of all the boys named Brannon in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Brannon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,896 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,603 |
| 2017 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2016 | 34 | #3,292 |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,927 |
| 2013 | 40 | #2,846 |
| 2012 | 35 | #3,176 |
| 2011 | 42 | #2,797 |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2009 | 64 | #2,118 |
| 2008 | 62 | #2,160 |
| 2007 | 95 | #1,621 |
| 2006 | 87 | #1,638 |
| 2005 | 71 | #1,810 |
| 2004 | 68 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 91 | #1,436 |
| 2002 | 107 | #1,265 |
| 2001 | 106 | #1,250 |
| 2000 | 116 | #1,173 |
| 1999 | 118 | #1,116 |
| 1998 | 158 | #908 |
| 1997 | 113 | #1,113 |
| 1996 | 114 | #1,065 |
| 1995 | 135 | #953 |
| 1994 | 125 | #990 |
| 1993 | 108 | #1,067 |
| 1992 | 119 | #984 |
| 1991 | 88 | #1,177 |
| 1990 | 99 | #1,061 |
| 1989 | 102 | #1,013 |
| 1988 | 81 | #1,106 |
| 1987 | 94 | #973 |
| 1986 | 93 | #946 |
| 1985 | 104 | #889 |
| 1984 | 91 | #922 |
| 1983 | 107 | #843 |
| 1982 | 108 | #853 |
| 1981 | 126 | #775 |
| 1980 | 147 | #718 |
| 1979 | 126 | #770 |
| 1978 | 104 | #841 |
| 1977 | 118 | #786 |
| 1976 | 106 | #809 |
| 1975 | 107 | #805 |
| 1974 | 80 | #903 |
| 1973 | 66 | #992 |
| 1972 | 73 | #943 |
| 1971 | 86 | #877 |
| 1970 | 49 | #1,178 |
| 1969 | 38 | #1,280 |
| 1968 | 34 | #1,314 |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,651 |
| 1966 | 23 | #1,612 |
| 1965 | 19 | #1,805 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,672 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,354 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,663 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,504 |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,199 |
| 1954 | 8 | #2,940 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,678 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,211 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,504 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,677 |
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