Boy or Girl

Is Brannon a boy or girl name?

Brannon was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 2.4% of the 4,810 US babies named Brannon were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
#9,074
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Brannon since 1934
4,810
Most popular year
1998
158 babies
Babies named Brannon each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Brannon from 1934 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05010015020019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Brannon, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1930s500%
1940s1600%
1950s4300%
1960s18200%
1970s915343.6%
1980s1,053555%
1990s1,177272.2%
2000s86700%
2010s35300%
2020s8300%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20248#9,0740–
202311#7,3510–
202215#5,9080–
202133#3,4300–
202016#5,4900–
201927#3,9060–
201830#3,6130–
201726#4,0060–
201634#3,3020–
201534#3,3030–
201439#2,9380–
201340#2,8550–
201235#3,1860–
201142#2,8030–
201046#2,6380–
200964#2,1220–
200862#2,1610–
200795#1,6240–
200687#1,6410–
200571#1,8160–
200468#1,8180–
200391#1,4380–
2002107#1,2690–
2001106#1,2550–
2000116#1,1770–
1999118#1,1180–
1998158#9090–
1997113#1,1170–
1996114#1,0676#12,035
1995135#9560–
1994125#9950–
1993108#1,0727#10,748
1992119#9908#9,590
199188#1,1846#11,680
199099#1,0660–
1989102#1,0160–
198881#1,1086#10,524
198794#9757#8,881
198693#9470–
1985104#8895#10,849
198491#9226#9,265
1983107#84310#6,269
1982108#8558#7,557
1981126#7755#10,591
1980147#7238#7,491
1979126#7708#7,390
1978104#8428#7,016
1977118#7877#7,632
1976106#8105#9,445
1975107#8056#8,088
197480#9030–
197366#9950–
197273#9430–
197186#8780–
197049#1,1810–
196938#1,2800–
196834#1,3150–
196722#1,6600–
196623#1,6150–
196519#1,8110–
196414#2,2180–
196310#2,6900–
19629#2,8650–
19617#3,3840–
19606#3,7010–
19590–0–
195811#2,5270–
19575#4,0450–
19560–0–
19557#3,2270–
19548#2,9740–
19537#3,1710–
19520–0–
19510–0–
19505#3,7490–
19490–0–
19480–0–
19475#3,7790–
19460–0–
19450–0–
19440–0–
19430–0–
19426#3,2580–
19415#3,5570–
19400–0–
19390–0–
19380–0–
19370–0–
19360–0–
19350–0–
19345#3,7300–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Brannon reached #723 in 1980. As a girl name, it reached #6,269 in 1983. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Brannon

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.