Bronson
Bronson was the 1046th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 211 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 667th with 386 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 379 places. More babies were named Bronson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,046 boys, down 192 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 211boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2015386 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,693babies recorded
Bronson popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,046 | 211 |
| 2020 | #854 | 267 |
| 2010 | #793 | 273 |
| 2000 | #874 | 181 |
| 1990 | #686 | 218 |
| 1980 | #969 | 86 |
| 1970 | #862 | 87 |
| 1960 | #2,438 | 12 |
| 1950 | #3,062 | 7 |
| 1940 | #2,690 | 8 |
| 1930 | #2,630 | 10 |
| 1920 | #2,060 | 16 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Bronson, counting every spelling?
Bronson is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #996 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,046 for Bronson on its own. Together these spellings went to 211 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronson | 211 | #1,046 | 1,133 |
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 Bronson?
211 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bronson (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Bronson 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 40 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bronson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bronson?
About 10,200 people born in the US named Bronson are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 10 and 34. That makes Bronson 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.
Bronson by state
How common Bronson was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (3.9×), Wisconsin (2.5×), Ohio (2.1×), Washington (1.9×), Indiana (1.7×). In 24 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 Bronson: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bronson, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Bronson
How popular is the name Bronson?
Bronson was the 1046th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 211 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 667th with 386 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 379 places. More babies were named Bronson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Bronson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Bronson in the US.
Where is Bronson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bronson was most common in Utah (0.51 per 1,000 boys), followed by Hawaii and Wisconsin.