Branson
Branson is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Branson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Branson is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Branson
Branson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2014: 377 births, good for #674 nationwide. About 39% of every Branson on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Branson ranks #1,171 for baby boys with 176 births, falling sharply (-31%). All told, over 8K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Branson
Branson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Branson's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #674. Use the chart and map above to compare Branson's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.