Broden — #6029 US boys' name
1,602 babies named Broden in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 58% of names given to boys today.
49% of everyone ever named Broden was born in this single decade.
140 babies were named Broden in 2008 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Broden
The Social Security Administration has registered 1,602 babies named Broden between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Broden currently holds the #6029 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 140 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Broden performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 792 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Broden shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 116 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Broden in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Broden 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 1,602 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.
Broden at a glance
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Current rank
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Broden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993
- Peak year (2008)
- 140
- Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
Currently ranks #6029 among boys.
1,602 total births across 32 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 140 births in a single year.
Broden by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 792 births that decade — 49% of Broden's all-time total
Broden decade highlights
- Peak decade 792 births
- Runner-up 625 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Broden's strongest decade
792 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 49% of all-time use.
Broden by state
Where Broden concentrates geographically — total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 116 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 62 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 55 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 41 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 36 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 31 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 24 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Washington | | 22 | 1.4% |
116 of 1,602 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 7.2% of nationwide
- Minnesota 3.9% of nationwide
- Ohio 3.4% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 2.6% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 20 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 7.2% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Broden appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1993–2024 (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.