Boys' name · since 1915

Bronis

Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Bronis, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#30,006 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1915
1910s
peak decade

Bronis sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 1915.

Social Security Administration records show Bronis recorded 17 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1917.

  • #30,006 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 1915
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bronis ranks #30,006 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.

#30,006 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1915
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bronis's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Bronis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Bronis's full recorded timeline at 1916, 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 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Bronis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1917

Last recorded 1917
Peak year (1915)
7
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 191519161917 5

Bronis by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).

1910s was Bronis's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Bronis births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bronis?
Bronis has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #30,006 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1917. 7 babies were born in 1915, its single highest year.
Where does Bronis sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bronis ranks #30,006 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Bronis most popular?
Bronis was most popular in the 1910s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Bronis been used?
The SSA has tracked Bronis since 1915 -- 3 years through the most recent 1917 data.
What names are similar to Bronis?
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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Two nationwide peer axes for Bronis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1917 (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 Bronis 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.