Girls' name · since 1941
Bronwen
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 872 babies named Bronwen, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,248 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,549 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 872
- born since 1941
- 1970s
- peak decade
Bronwen currently ranks #9549 among girls' names in America, with 872 babies recorded since 1941.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bronwen has been recorded 872 times among girls since 1941, currently ranked #9549 nationally and more common than 45% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2025.
- #8,248 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,549 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 872 born since 1941
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bronwen ranks #8,248 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,549 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 872 born since 1941, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,248 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,549 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 872
- born since 1941
- 1970s
- peak decade
Bronwen's 872 recorded births place it above 88.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Bronwen compares
872 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bronwen's all-time total is 132% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bronwen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 872 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bronwen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bronwen's full recorded timeline at 1981, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bronwen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Bronwen by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (189 births, 22% of the file).
1970s was Bronwen's strongest decade.
189 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Bronwen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
82 births
- 1950s 67
1950s
67 births
- 1960s
1960s
111 births
- 1970s
1970s
189 births
- 1980s
1980s
126 births
- 1990s
1990s
101 births
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s 69
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 189 births (22% of all-time use).
How Bronwen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bronwen's total volume
Bronwen by state
Where Bronwen concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 2.9% |
25 of 872 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bronwen's data
- Bronwen's decade-level peak was the 1970s (189 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Bronwens (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bronwen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~84 yrs)
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, 1941–2025 (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 Bronwen 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.