Recorded 1942–1971 Girls' name Peak 1960 174 births

Bronda — girls' name

174 babies named Bronda in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s211950s551960s831970s15
1960s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Bronda was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

12 babies were named Bronda in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bronda

The Social Security Administration has registered 174 babies named Bronda between 1942 and 1971, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bronda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bronda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bronda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bronda 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 174 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.

Bronda at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

174

Since 1942

30 years of records

Peak year

1960

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1942

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1971

Bronda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1942

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1960)
12
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
468101214 197119681965196219591955195119451942 5

Bronda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
83 births that decade — 48% of Bronda's all-time total
1940s211950s551960s831970s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bronda?
174 babies have been named Bronda since 1942. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1960 with 12 births.
When was Bronda most popular?
Bronda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Bronda been used?
Bronda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 30 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Bronda?
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, 1942–1971 (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.