Bran first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1970. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2021, 14 babies received the name (ranked #6067). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #8657), with roughly 9 babies named Bran each year. Bran has been declining in recent years. In total, around 232 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.