US rank #7304 Boys' name Peak 2022 119 births

Bronco — #7304 US boys' name

119 babies named Bronco in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101990s52000s82010s422020s54
#7304
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 49% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Bronco was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

15 babies were named Bronco in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bronco

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Bronco between 1960 and 2024, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bronco currently holds the #7304 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bronco performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bronco shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bronco in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bronco 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 119 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.

Bronco at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

119

Since 1960

65 years of records

Peak year

2022

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#7,304

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1960

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bronco popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1960

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
15
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
05101520 20242022202020152011200719661960 5

Bronco by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
54 births that decade — 45% of Bronco's all-time total
1960s101990s52000s82010s422020s54

Bronco by state

Where Bronco concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bronco
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
6 5.0%
Utah share of Bronco's total US births 5.0%

6 of 119 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bronco?
119 babies have been named Bronco since 1960. It currently ranks #7304 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 15 births.
When was Bronco most popular?
Bronco was most popular in the 2020s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Bronco most popular?
The top states for the name Bronco are Utah (6 births).
How long has the name Bronco been used?
Bronco has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 65 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bronco?
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.

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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, 1960–2024 (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.