How Many People Are Named Brogan?
An estimated 4,923 people in the United States have the first name Brogan. It is used for both genders, with 82.6% male. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Brogan peaked in popularity in 2011 with 312 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brogan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Brogan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,923
About 1 in 69,623 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
82.6% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2011
312 births
Total Registered
4,991
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brogan
Brogan is predominantly male (82.6%), though 867 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Brogan as a male name
Ranked #3,693 in 2024
30 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (287 births)
Brogan as a female name
Ranked #11,258 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (46 births)
Brogan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brogan span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,922 babies were registered. Brogan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brogan by Decade
How has Brogan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Brogan by State
Birth registrations for Brogan span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Kentucky, Alabama, Maryland. On average, about 69 Brogans were registered per state.
Brogan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brogan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brogan
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brogan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brogan?
We estimate approximately 4,923 people named Brogan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 69,623 Americans share this first name.
Is Brogan a common name?
Brogan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,991 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brogan most popular?
Brogan reached peak popularity in 2011, when 312 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brogan is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brogan a male name?
Brogan is predominantly male. 82.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brogan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brogan Smith, Brogan Johnson, Brogan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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