Recorded 1940–1964 Girls' name Peak 1940 38 births

Bronna — girls' name

38 babies named Bronna in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s161950s111960s11
1940s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Bronna was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

6 babies were named Bronna in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bronna

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Bronna between 1940 and 1964, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bronna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bronna performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bronna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bronna 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 38 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.

Bronna at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

38

Since 1940

25 years of records

Peak year

1940

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1940

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1964

Bronna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1940

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1940)
6
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.5 1964196119551952194919471940 6

Bronna by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
16 births that decade — 42% of Bronna's all-time total
1940s161950s111960s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bronna?
38 babies have been named Bronna since 1940. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1940 with 6 births.
When was Bronna most popular?
Bronna was most popular in the 1940s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Bronna been used?
Bronna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 25 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Bronna?
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, 1940–1964 (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.