Given name & surname
Brannon
“from the broom or gorse hill”
Brannon is a variant of Brandon. One English interpretation is “from the broom or gorse hill.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brannon is a variant of Brandon. One English interpretation is “from the broom or gorse hill.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brannon is a variant of Brandon. Brandon has been associated with Old English and Italian naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1934. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Brannon is a variant of Brandon. The history of Brandon gives this family its wider story. Brandon’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Brannon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,823
- 4,707 boys · 116 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 158 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,508 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,508 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 39.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 158 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,858 as a first name in 2020; 15,360 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brannon’s family of names
Brannon has a related form in Brandon.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Brannon
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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