Boys' name · since 1946
Bromley
15 babies named Bromley in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #31,227 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1946
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bromley is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 15 have been recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bromley has been recorded 15 times among boys since 1946, 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 1946 to 2016.
- #31,227 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 15 born since 1946
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bromley ranks #31,227 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1946, peaking in the 2010s.
- #31,227 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1946
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bromley's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bromley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bromley splits its recorded history at 2010: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births).
Bromley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2016
- Peak year (1946)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Bromley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Bromley's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Bromley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bromley: 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 (~70 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, 1946–2016 (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 Bromley 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.