US rank #11001 Boys' name Peak 1946 32 births

Brunson — #11001 US boys' name

32 babies named Brunson in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51940s111970s52010s52020s6
#11001
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

1940s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Brunson was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

6 babies were named Brunson in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brunson

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Brunson between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brunson currently holds the #11001 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brunson performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Brunson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Brunson in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brunson 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 32 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.

Brunson at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

32

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

1946

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

#11,001

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brunson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1946)
6
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
4.555.566.5 202420101973194719461917 5

Brunson by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
11 births that decade — 34% of Brunson's all-time total
1910s51940s111970s52010s52020s6

Brunson by state

Where Brunson concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Brunson
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
5 15.6%
South Carolina share of Brunson's total US births 15.6%

5 of 32 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brunson?
32 babies have been named Brunson since 1917. It currently ranks #11001 among boys. The peak year was 1946 with 6 births.
When was Brunson most popular?
Brunson was most popular in the 1940s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
Where is Brunson most popular?
The top states for the name Brunson are South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Brunson been used?
Brunson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brunson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bruce, Bruno, Bruin, Bruk, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1917–2024 (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.