Bronson
Bronson is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Bronson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bronson is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Bronson
Bronson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 385 Bronsons were born — ranking #667 that year. As of 2026, Bronson ranks #1,132 for baby boys with 190 births, falling sharply (-32%). In total, more than 11K Bronsons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Bronson
Bronson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Bronson's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #667. Use the chart and map above to compare Bronson'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 .
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