Boys' name · since 1910
Broward
40 babies named Broward in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,658 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 40
- born since 1910
- 1910s
- peak decade
Broward is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 40 have been recorded since 1910.
Social Security Administration records show Broward recorded 40 times among boys since 1910, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1941.
- #23,658 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 40 born since 1910
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Broward ranks #23,658 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1910, peaking in the 1910s.
- #23,658 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 40
- born since 1910
- 1910s
- peak decade
Broward's 40 recorded births place it above 47.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Broward's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Broward's full recorded timeline at 1922, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Broward popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1941
- Peak year (1915)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Broward by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (19 births, 48% of the file).
1910s was Broward's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Broward births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 19 births (48% of all-time use).
Broward by state
Where Broward concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 25 | 62.5% |
25 of 40 births nationwide.
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What to do with Broward's data
- Broward's decade-level peak was the 1910s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Browards (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Broward: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1910–1941 (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 Broward 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.