Branson
Branson was the 1222nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 165 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 675th with 377 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 528 places. More babies were named Branson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,222 boys, down 347 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 165boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014377 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,231babies recorded
Branson popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2003.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,222 | 165 |
| 2020 | #875 | 258 |
| 2010 | #854 | 248 |
| 2000 | #979 | 152 |
| 1990 | #2,050 | 36 |
| 1980 | #2,457 | 20 |
| 1970 | #3,886 | 7 |
| 1960 | #3,118 | 8 |
| 1950 | #2,602 | 9 |
| 1940 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1930 | #4,062 | 5 |
| 1920 | #3,524 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Branson, counting every spelling?
Branson is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,046 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,222 for Branson on its own. Together these spellings went to 194 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branson | 165 | #1,222 | 1,024 |
| Bransen | 20 | #4,879 | 90 |
| Bransyn | 9 | #8,356 | 59 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Branson?
165 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Branson (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Branson 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 51 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Branson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Branson?
About 7,900 people born in the US named Branson are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 9 and 23. That makes Branson mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Branson by state
How common Branson was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (5.7×), Mississippi (4.8×), Kentucky (4.3×), Louisiana (3.5×), Alabama (2.6×). In 28 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Branson: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Branson, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Branson
How popular is the name Branson?
Branson was the 1222nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 165 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 675th with 377 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 528 places. More babies were named Branson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Branson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Branson in the US.
Where is Branson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Branson was most common in West Virginia (0.67 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Kentucky.