Recorded 1910–1933 Boys' name Peak 1920 343 births

Bronislaus — boys' name

343 babies named Bronislaus in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1571920s1631930s23
1920s
Peak decade

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

1920
Single peak year

32 babies were named Bronislaus in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bronislaus

The Social Security Administration has registered 343 babies named Bronislaus between 1910 and 1933, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bronislaus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1933. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bronislaus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 163 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bronislaus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 140 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Bronislaus in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bronislaus 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 343 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.

Bronislaus at a glance

Last recorded 1933

Total births

343

Since 1910

24 years of records

Peak year

1920

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1933

Active since

1910

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1933

Bronislaus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1910

Last recorded 1933
Peak year (1920)
32
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Bronislaus by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
163 births that decade — 48% of Bronislaus's all-time total
1910s1571920s1631930s23

Bronislaus by state

Where Bronislaus concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Bronislaus
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
140 40.8%
#2 Pennsylvania
10 2.9%
#3 Massachusetts
5 1.5%
#4 Michigan
5 1.5%
New York share of Bronislaus's total US births 40.8%
Even split

140 of 343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bronislaus?
343 babies have been named Bronislaus since 1910. It was last recorded in 1933. The peak year was 1920 with 32 births.
When was Bronislaus most popular?
Bronislaus was most popular in the 1920s decade with 163 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Bronislaus most popular?
The top states for the name Bronislaus are New York (140 births), Pennsylvania (10 births), Massachusetts (5 births).
How long has the name Bronislaus been used?
Bronislaus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 24 years of data through 1933.
What names are similar to Bronislaus?
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, 1910–1933 (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.