Bran

Where Bran comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Bran.

Bran through the years
  1. 1970
    First appearance
    #4,724 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1972
    Peak, #2,991
    11 babies named Bran, its best rank.
  3. 1975
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #5,464.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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