Given name & surname
Branon
“resembling a little raven”·“a sorrowful man; a teardrop”
In English use, Branon is a variant of Brennan. Interpretations include “resembling a little raven” (English) and “a sorrowful man; a teardrop”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Branon is a variant of Brennan. Interpretations include “resembling a little raven” (English) and “a sorrowful man; a teardrop”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Branon is a variant of Brennan. An origin associated with Brennan is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Branon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 240
- 240 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 346 as a first name in 2020; 567 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.
Branon’s family of names
In English usage, Branon as a surname has a related form in Brennan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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