Broward — boys' name

What the Data Says About Broward

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Broward between 1910 and 1941, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Broward currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Broward performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Broward shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Broward in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Broward 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 40 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.