Boys' name · since 1951
Bron
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 424 babies named Bron, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,713 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,032 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 424
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Bron currently ranks #9032 among boys' names in America, with 424 babies recorded since 1951.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bron has been recorded 424 times among boys since 1951, currently ranked #9032 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #8,713 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,032 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 424 born since 1951
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bron ranks #8,713 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,032 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 424 born since 1951, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,713 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,032 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 424
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Bron's 424 recorded births place it above 80.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Bron compares
424 Top 48% higher than 52% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bron's all-time total is 15% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bron | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 424 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bron splits its recorded history at 1984: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bron popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Bron by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (112 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Bron's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Bron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s
1960s
54 births
- 1970s
1970s
112 births
- 1980s
1980s
86 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s 33
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 112 births (26% of all-time use).
Bron by state
Where Bron concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 424 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bron's data
- Bron's decade-level peak was the 1970s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bron: 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 (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Bron 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.