Bran
About Bran
A little heavy on the fiber content; we prefer Bram. But Bran is also the Celtic god of the underworld, whose symbol is the raven.
It's probably not a coincidence that George R.R. Martin chose this name for the Stark heir who assumes the mystical title of "Three-Eyed Raven" in his A Song Of Ice And Fire books and HBO's Game of Thrones. The character's full name is Brandon.
Pronounced BRAN.
As of October 2026, Bran ranked #11099 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #3009 in 1972.
Editor's take: The name Bran is a boy's name meaning "broom-covered hill".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Bran on lists
Famous Brans
- Bran Ardchenn mac Muiredaig
King of Leinster
- Bran Becc mac Murchado
King of Leinster
- Bran Mutimirović
Knez of Serbia, son of Serbian ruler Mutimir
- Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader
Bran in pop culture
- Brân the Blessed (Welsh: Bendigeidfran
literally "Blessed Crow") giant and king of Britain in Welsh mythology
- Bran Mak Morn
the last King of the Picts in Robert E. Howard's fiction
- Bran mac Febail
character in The Voyage of Bran, a tale from Irish mythology
- Brandon "Bran" Stark
a main character in the "Game of Thrones" series
- Bran Tregare
character from "Rissa Kerguelen" series by F.M. Busby
- Bran Cornick
character in Mercy Thompson and Alpha and Omega series by Patricia Briggs
- Rhi Bran y Hud (or Bran ap Brychan)
King Raven in the King Raven Trilogy