Branton — #12503 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Branton

The Social Security Administration has registered 921 babies named Branton between 1928 and 2024, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Branton currently holds the #12503 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Branton performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 234 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Branton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Branton in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Branton 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 921 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.