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How popular is the name Bran?
Births per year, rank history and how many Brans are alive today.
Bran (male) is a shortened form of the name Brendan. Although Bran itself was given to 4 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 4275th as a registered name), most Brans are registered as Brendan, which ranked 1613th in 2025 with 16 babies.
Most people called Bran are registered as Brendan, and share that name's profile: the Brendan you are most likely to meet is around 27 years old. Half of all Brendans born in England and Wales are between 20 and 32, and there are at least 5,700 of them alive today. Only some Brendans go by Bran.
How many babies are named Bran or Brendan each year?
Combined registrations of Brendan, Brenden, Brendon, Bran. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Brendan rank as a registered name?
Where does Bran rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Bran short for Brendan?
Yes - Bran is a shortened form of Brendan. Brans are usually registered as Brendan at birth.
When was the name Bran most popular?
The full name Brendan peaked in 1998, when 289 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Bran itself peaked as a registered name in 2015, with 11 babies.
How many people are called Bran?
There's no official count of people who go by Bran, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 5,700 people registered as Brendan born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Bran.
How old is the typical Bran?
Most people called Bran are registered as Brendan. Most living Brendans are between 20 and 32; the most common age is about 27.
Is Bran becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1998 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.