Boys' name · since 1976
Bronc
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 156 babies named Bronc, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,476 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,978 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 156
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bronc currently ranks #10978 among boys' names in America, with 156 babies recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bronc has been recorded 156 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #10978 nationally and more common than 21% of boys, 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 1976 to 2025.
- #14,476 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,978 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 156 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bronc ranks #14,476 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,978 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 156 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,476 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,978 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 156
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bronc's 156 recorded births place it above 68.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Bronc compares
156 33rd percentile among 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
Bronc's all-time total is 58% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bronc | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 156 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bronc's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bronc's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bronc popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Bronc by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (77 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Bronc's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Bronc births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 77 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Bronc's data
- Bronc's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (77 total births) through the 2020s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bronc: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Bronc 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.