Brannon is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Brannon means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Brannon across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Brannon has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Brannon is a boy name of Irish (Gaelic) origin meaning “descendant of Branan, little raven”. An anglicized form of the Irish surname O Branain.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,823 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 107 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Brannon per year, United States (1934 to 2025). United States peaked in 1998 (158/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2003 (12/yr).
Brannon is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1998, when it ranked #2,066 nationally (given to 163 babies that year).
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