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Brogan

Boy

Meaning of Brogan: Irish: 'small shoe'

Brogan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3015th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2671st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3015

39 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2671

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,031

First recorded 1983 · peak 2011

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 11 babies1988: 64 babies1989: 51 babies1990: 80 babies19901991: 74 babies1992: 80 babies1993: 86 babies1994: 72 babies1995: 91 babies1996: 92 babies1997: 81 babies1998: 67 babies1999: 111 babies2000: 100 babies20002001: 101 babies2002: 115 babies2003: 149 babies2004: 178 babies2005: 180 babies2006: 201 babies2007: 220 babies2008: 277 babies2009: 255 babies2010: 268 babies20102011: 313 babies2012: 231 babies2013: 201 babies2014: 219 babies2015: 172 babies2016: 161 babies2017: 132 babies2018: 123 babies2019: 103 babies2020: 68 babies20202021: 74 babies2022: 63 babies2023: 69 babies2024: 38 babies2025: 39 babies
US babies named Brogan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 313.

Gender split

83% boys · 17% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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