Brogan

#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #3,379 for boys in 2025, 34 births
Given to boys 82.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
2011 · 288 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
4,159
since 1983

Brogan over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202006peak #2,571, 1990peak #780, 2011girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#14,9425#3,37934
2024#11,1228#3,69330
2023#8,48612#2,38757
2022#7,63114#2,67549
2021#8,97811#2,22563
2020#8,40612#2,36656
2019#5,98620#1,82383
2018#5,61922#1,617101
2017#7,84014#1,449118
2016#5,44524#1,313137
2015#7,26616#1,185156
2014#6,71318#1,014201
2013#8,58013#1,030188
2012#8,63213#933218
2011#5,35825#780288
2010#6,90418#845250
2009#4,93129#912226
2008#7,07318#840259
2007#5,23027#1,002193
2006#6,84018#1,003183
2005#6,82017#1,032163
2004#5,55522#1,043156
2003#5,79520#1,159129
2002#7,04515#1,326100
2001#5,00923#1,54378
2000#4,98123#1,55277
1999#4,57624#1,36687
1998#5,79917#1,93150
1997#4,50823#1,69358
1996#3,72329#1,57463
1995#3,15236#1,64855
1994#2,98839#2,34733
1993#2,67645#1,96941
1992#2,77743#2,08537
1991#2,66045#2,40629
1990#2,57146#2,12834
1989#3,67327#2,61524
1988#2,86736#2,19728
1987—#3,95911
1986#10,9125—
1985—#4,05210
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First appearance
1983

The first year at least five boys were named Brogan! It came in at #5,484, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1984, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Brogan is popular in 2006

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedNHWashington: #655 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,191 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #692 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,152 boysMNIllinois: #812 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 6,999 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedWIMichigan: #643 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,420 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedRIOregon: #576 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,071 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedSDIowa: #433 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,823 boysIAIndiana: #661 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,540 boysINOhio: #690 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 6,645 boysOHPennsylvania: #863 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 9,214 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,955 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 37,187 boysCAUtah: #509 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,327 boysUTColorado: #588 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,323 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #912 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,793 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedNMKansas: #411 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,403 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #914 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,082 boysNCSouth Carolina: #649 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,531 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Brogan, so not publishedHITexas: #1,710 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 26,618 boysTXFlorida: #895 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 8,613 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kansas#411 · 1 in 2,403
  2. Iowa#433 · 1 in 2,823
  3. Utah#509 · 1 in 3,327
  4. Oregon#576 · 1 in 4,071
  5. Colorado#588 · 1 in 4,323

Best ever in a state: #168 in New Hampshire, 2009.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kansas#41171 in 2,403
Iowa#43361 in 2,823
Utah#50971 in 3,327
Oregon#57651 in 4,071
Colorado#58871 in 4,323
Michigan#643101 in 5,420
South Carolina#64951 in 4,531
Washington#65571 in 5,191
Indiana#66171 in 5,540
Ohio#690101 in 6,645
Minnesota#69251 in 6,152
Illinois#812111 in 6,999
Pennsylvania#86371 in 9,214
Florida#895121 in 8,613
Virginia#91251 in 8,793
North Carolina#91461 in 9,082
Texas#1,71071 in 26,618
California#1,95571 in 37,187
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Brogan
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 314 spots since 2024 (#3,693 → #3,379)
  • 1,013 spots since 2020 (#2,366 → #3,379)
  • 2,194 spots since 2015 (#1,185 → #3,379)
  • Biggest jump: 162 spots in 2008 (#1,002 → #840)
  • Biggest drop: 153 spots in 2012 (#780 → #933)
Rise & fade · boys
28 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1983
  • Peaked 2011 at #780 (288 births)
  • Births halved by 2016, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 5 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 5 yrs · run 2008–2012
Share of babies · boys
1 in 6,595
  • Highest: 1 in 6,595 boys born in 2011 were named Brogan (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 50,238 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 41.8% of all boys named Brogan (1,740) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1995
  • Mostly girls until 1994, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1980s79#2,197 (1988)#3,661
1990s487#1,366 (1999)#1,915
2000s1,564#840 (2008)#1,141
2010s1,740#780 (2011)#1,199
2020s289#2,225 (2021)#2,788

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Brogan in 2006

girls
#6,840
18 births · 1 in 105,623 girls
boys
#1,003
183 births · 1 in 11,231 boys

Top girls' names in 2006

  1. #1Emily21,412
  2. #2Emma19,133
  3. #3Madison18,635
  4. #4Isabella18,231
  5. #5Ava16,941
  6. #6Abigail15,633
  7. #7Olivia15,508
  8. #8Hannah14,556
  9. #9Sophia13,503
  10. #10Samantha12,470
  11. #6,840Brogan18

Top boys' names in 2006

  1. #1Jacob24,871
  2. #2Michael22,653
  3. #3Joshua22,336
  4. #4Ethan20,522
  5. #5Matthew20,339
  6. #6Daniel20,082
  7. #7Andrew19,733
  8. #8Christopher19,688
  9. #9Anthony19,413
  10. #10William18,965
  11. #1,003Brogan183
More about 2006

girls

1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 105,623 of them was named Brogan, which outranked 65.9% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brogan
  1. #6,592Zarya19
  2. #6,592Zissy19
  3. #6,592Zyanya19
  4. #6,840Brogan18
  5. #6,840Aamiyah18
  6. #6,840Aaralynn18
  7. #6,840Aariyah18
  8. #7,142Abbee17
  9. #7,142Abrar17
  10. #7,142Abree17

Tied with 301 names at #6,840; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
  2. ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
  3. ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
  4. ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
  5. ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,134Mikalah#806 → #2,940
  2. ↓ 1,275Jolette#954 → #2,229
  3. ↓ 756Karol#818 → #1,574
  4. ↓ 446Litzy#388 → #834
  5. ↓ 305Devon#963 → #1,268

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 11,231 of them was named Brogan, which outranked 92.9% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brogan
  1. #1,000Elian184
  2. #1,000Hugh184
  3. #1,000Jarvis184
  4. #1,003Brogan183
  5. #1,003Cristobal183
  6. #1,003Jax183
  7. #1,003Ronin183
  8. #1,008Benito182
  9. #1,008Bodie182
  10. #1,008Eliseo182

Tied with 4 names at #1,003; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 792Bode#1,648 → #856
  2. ↑ 790Talen#1,691 → #901
  3. ↑ 677Kingston#1,603 → #926
  4. ↑ 634Imanol#1,619 → #985
  5. ↑ 590Yandel#1,266 → #676
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,208Baby#945 → #3,153
  2. ↓ 609Kanye#892 → #1,501
  3. ↓ 442Amarion#628 → #1,070
  4. ↓ 308Omarion#420 → #728
  5. ↓ 224Johnpaul#739 → #963

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2006 →