Recorded 1921–1957 Girls' name Peak 1921 39 births

Brona — girls' name

39 babies named Brona in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s81930s51940s151950s11
1940s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Brona was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

8 babies were named Brona in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brona

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Brona between 1921 and 1957, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brona performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brona shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Brona in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brona 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 39 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.

Brona at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

39

Since 1921

37 years of records

Peak year

1921

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1921

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1957

Brona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1921

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1921)
8
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
456789 1957195219461941194019351921 8

Brona by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
15 births that decade — 38% of Brona's all-time total
1920s81930s51940s151950s11

Brona by state

Where Brona concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Brona
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
10 25.6%
North Carolina share of Brona's total US births 25.6%

10 of 39 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brona?
39 babies have been named Brona since 1921. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1921 with 8 births.
When was Brona most popular?
Brona was most popular in the 1940s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Brona most popular?
The top states for the name Brona are North Carolina (10 births).
How long has the name Brona been used?
Brona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 37 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Brona?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brooke, Brooklyn, Brooklynn, Brook, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1921–1957 (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.