US rank #8427 Boys' name Peak 2009 312 births

Brance — #8427 US boys' name

312 babies named Brance in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s61980s411990s502000s962010s842020s30
#8427
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 41% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Brance was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

15 babies were named Brance in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brance

The Social Security Administration has registered 312 babies named Brance between 1969 and 2024, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brance currently holds the #8427 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brance performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Brance shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Brance in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brance in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 312 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brance at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

312

Since 1969

56 years of records

Peak year

2009

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,427

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1969

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brance popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1969

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
15
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
05101520 202420182012200620011995198719791969 5

Brance by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
96 births that decade — 31% of Brance's all-time total
1960s51970s61980s411990s502000s962010s842020s30

Brance by state

Where Brance concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Brance
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 5.1%
Texas share of Brance's total US births 5.1%

16 of 312 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brance?
312 babies have been named Brance since 1969. It currently ranks #8427 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 15 births.
When was Brance most popular?
Brance was most popular in the 2000s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Brance most popular?
The top states for the name Brance are Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Brance been used?
Brance has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 56 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brance?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brandon, Bradley, Brayden, Brady, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.