Recorded 1912–1927 Unisex name Peak 1922 65 births

Bronnie — unisex name

65 babies named Bronnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s391920s26
1910s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Bronnie was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

10 babies were named Bronnie in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bronnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Bronnie between 1912 and 1927, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bronnie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Bronnie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 8 additional births since 1951.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bronnie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bronnie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bronnie 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 65 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.

Bronnie at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

65

Since 1912

16 years of records

Peak year

1922

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1912

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1927

Bronnie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1912

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1922)
10
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4681012 192719231922191919181916191519141912 5

Bronnie popularity over time — boys

8 total births recorded since 1951 (Bronnie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 8 births
8 1951 8

Bronnie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
39 births that decade — 60% of Bronnie's all-time total
1910s391920s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bronnie?
65 babies have been named Bronnie since 1912. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1922 with 10 births.
When was Bronnie most popular?
Bronnie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Is Bronnie a unisex name?
Yes, Bronnie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 65 births, and as a boy's name it has 8 births.
How long has the name Bronnie been used?
Bronnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 16 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Bronnie?
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, 1912–1927 (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.