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Brogan

#3,387 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Possibly descendants of Brógán

Brogan has been given to 5,031 babies in the U.S. since 1983. In 2025 it ranked #3,387 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2011, with 288 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 83% boys, 17% girls all-time.

Babies named Brogan, 2025

1 in 97,500

Brogan over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
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Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Brogan over time

In 2025, Brogan went to 13% girls and 87% boys.

19832025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Brogan: meaning, origin, and history

Possibly descendants of Brógán

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Brogan means

Brogan may mean “descendants of Brógán”, associated with Brógáin.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Brógáin (“descendants of Brógán”), probably from a diminutive of bróg (“shoe”).

Excerpt from Wiktionary: Brogan (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Origin, language, and formation

Brogan is used in English.

Brogan comes through Irish Ó Brógáin.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Ó Brógáin.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 4,159 boys were recorded with the name Brogan between 1983 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 288 in 2011; its best national rank was #780 in 2011.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #2,369 in 2020 to #3,387 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #1,185 in 2015 to #3,387 in 2025.

In the United States, 872 girls were recorded with the name Brogan between 1986 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 46 in 1990; its best national rank was #2,571 in 1990.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #8,490 in 2020 to #15,340 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #7,340 in 2015 to #15,340 in 2025.

How common is Brogan?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 97,500
34 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 50,200
<0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#3,387
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
67,586 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Brogan sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 67,586 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Brogan. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Brogans were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Brogan was born before 2009 — so the typical Brogan is around 16 today.

Median birth year
2009
About 16 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
41.8% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
84.5%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
4,159
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2010s — 41.8% of all recorded uses (1,740).

Is Brogan rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
+317
Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago
−1,018
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−2,202
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.22×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
11.8%
Peak was 2011 (288)
Years since peak
14
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Shifting
18.0% average annual change
Best rank ever
#780
2011

Spellings of Brogan

Brogan is not the most common spelling — Brian is, with 53.9% against Brogan's 0.19%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Brogan is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Brogan was most concentrated in Kansas — about 1 in 9,091 boys, against 1 in 44,568 across all states with data. It was least common in Virginia (1 in 100,000).

111 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Kansas1 in 9,091
  2. 2Ohio1 in 14,286
  3. 3Idaho1 in 16,667
  4. 4Nebraska1 in 16,667
  5. 5Indiana1 in 20,000
  6. 6Louisiana1 in 20,000
  7. 7Michigan1 in 20,000
  8. 8Wisconsin1 in 20,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Where Brogan is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Brogan was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — girls, against 1 in 1,155,426 across all states with data. It was least common in Michigan (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —
  2. 2Illinois1 in —
  3. 3Michigan1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Brogan has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Brogan around the world

Where Brogan ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    1996–2025
    #1,897
    in 2025
  • Scotland
    1992–2023
    #728
    in 2023
  • Northern Ireland
    1998–2024
    #256
    in 2024
  • Ireland
    2008–2025
    #676
    in 2025
  • Canada
    1991–2022
    #2,602
    in 2022
  • South Australia
    1987–2004
    #589
    in 2004

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Central Statistics Office, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS, NRS, NISRA data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CSO, CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Notable people named Brogan

People whose public names include Brogan, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Brogan by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#3,387
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 1,018
Best rank ever
#780
2011
Peak year
2011
288 that year
First recorded
1983
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
4,159
Count in 2025
34

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#15,340
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 6,850
Best rank ever
#2,571
1990
Peak year
1990
46 that year
First recorded
1986
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
872
Count in 2025
5

Names similar to Brogan

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

BrodenBrookBrodieBrodeyBronxDeeganTeaganBronsonBrodeeBrownReaganBrookeKeaganKeganReganTeeganBrooklynBrodrickBrodiTeganRoganBrooksDeaganKeigan

Names with a curve like Brogan

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Brogan, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

CorbanGaugeJordynCamrynArnavKamrenKonnerJaycobChaceRyleeIzaacJavian

Sibling names for Brogan

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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