Boys' name · since 1960
Bronco
133 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.
- #15,547 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,204 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 133
- born since 1960
- 2020s
- peak decade
Bronco currently ranks #6204 among boys' names in America, with 133 babies recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bronco has been recorded 133 times among boys since 1960, currently ranked #6204 nationally and more common than 55% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #15,547 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,204 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 133 born since 1960
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bronco ranks #15,547 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,204 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 133 born since 1960, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,547 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,204 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 133
- born since 1960
- 2020s
- peak decade
Bronco's 133 recorded births place it above 65.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Bronco compares
133 30th 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
Bronco's all-time total is 64% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bronco | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 133 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bronco's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bronco's full recorded timeline at 2015, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bronco popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Bronco by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (68 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Bronco's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Bronco births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 68 births (51% of all-time use).
Bronco by state
Where Bronco concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 6 | 4.5% |
6 of 133 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bronco's data
- Utah records the most Broncos (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bronco: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Bronco 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.