Boys' name · since 1990
Bransen
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 892 babies named Bransen, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,528 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,951 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 892
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bransen currently ranks #4951 among boys' names in America, with 892 babies recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bransen has been recorded 892 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #4951 nationally and more common than 64% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #5,528 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,951 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 892 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bransen ranks #5,528 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,951 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 892 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,528 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,951 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 892
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bransen's 892 recorded births place it above 87.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Bransen compares
892 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bransen's all-time total is 142% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bransen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 892 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bransen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bransen's full recorded timeline at 2009, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 59 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bransen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Bransen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (425 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Bransen's strongest decade.
425 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Bransen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 103
1990s
103 births
- 2000s
2000s
247 births
- 2010s
2010s
425 births
- 2020s 117
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 425 births (48% of all-time use).
How Bransen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bransen's total volume
Bransen by state
Where Bransen concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 39 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #3 | West Virginia | | 11 | 1.2% |
39 of 892 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Bransen's data
- Bransen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (425 total births); usage has since declined to 117 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Bransens (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bransen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bransen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.