Recorded 1946–2016 Boys' name Peak 1946 15 births

Bromley — boys' name

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.

1940s52010s10
2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Bromley was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

5 babies were named Bromley in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bromley

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Bromley between 1946 and 2016, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bromley currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bromley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bromley shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bromley 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 15 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.

Bromley at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

15

Since 1946

71 years of records

Peak year

1946

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1946

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2016

Bromley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1946

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1946)
5
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
5 201620101946 5

Bromley by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
10 births that decade — 67% of Bromley's all-time total
1940s52010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bromley?
15 babies have been named Bromley since 1946. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1946 with 5 births.
When was Bromley most popular?
Bromley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Bromley been used?
Bromley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 71 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Bromley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brody, Brooks, Brock, Brodie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1946–2016 (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.