Branko — #8414 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Branko

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Branko between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Branko currently holds the #8414 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Branko performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Branko shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Branko in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Branko 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 85 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.