Branch
Branch was the 3455th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 806th; the most babies were born in 2018 (92). Over the last ten years it has moved down 426 places. More babies were named Branch in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,455 boys, down 1,541 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201892 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,063babies recorded
Branch popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,455 | 33 |
| 2020 | #1,914 | 77 |
| 2010 | #12,485 | 5 |
| 2000 | #7,526 | 8 |
| 1990 | #8,255 | 5 |
| 1980 | #5,595 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #3,698 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #2,475 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Branch, counting every spelling?
Branch has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Branch?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Branch (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Branch born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Branch.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Branch?
About 900 people born in the US named Branch are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 11. That makes Branch a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Branch by state
How common Branch was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Branch
How popular is the name Branch?
Branch was the 3455th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 806th; the most babies were born in 2018 (92). Over the last ten years it has moved down 426 places. More babies were named Branch in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Branch a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Branch in the US.
Where is Branch most popular?
In 2021–2025, Branch was most common in Alabama (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Missouri and Indiana.