Boys' name · since 1999
Branston
121 babies named Branston in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,156 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 121
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
121 boys have been named Branston since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Branston has been recorded 121 times among boys since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1999 to 2022.
- #16,156 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 121 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Branston ranks #16,156 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 121 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,156 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 121
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Branston's 121 recorded births place it above 64.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Branston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Branston's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Branston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2022
- Peak year (2016)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Branston by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (75 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Branston's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Branston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s
2010s
75 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 75 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Branston's decade-level peak was the 2010s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Branston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~23 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, 1999–2022 (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 Branston 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.