Bror
Bror is a Scandinavian masculine given name which simply means 'brother'. The name has been found as early as in runestones in the form Brodhir. The name form Bror is known since the year 1536. It is also used heavily in a colloquial sense in the city of Belfast.
Meaning & Origin of Bror
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bror is a Scandinavian masculine given name which simply means 'brother'. The name has been found as early as in runestones in the form Brodhir. The name form Bror is known since the year 1536. It is also used heavily in a colloquial sense in the city of Belfast.
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The Story of Bror
Bror first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1916, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 6 Brors were born — ranking #3,516 that year. As of 2026, Bror ranks #4,239 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 17 Brors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Bror
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- Bror von Blixen-Finecke , Swedish nobleman, writer, and African professional hunter and guide on big-game
- Bror Hjorth , Swedish sculptor and painter
- Bror Mellberg , Swedish football player
- Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt , American artist
- Bror Rexed , Swedish professor, neurosurgeon
- Bror Stefenson , Swedish Navy admiral
- Lille Bror Söderlundh , Swedish composer and singer
- Göran Bror Benny Andersson , Swedish composer
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Names that sound like Bror
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About the name Bror
Bror is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Bror's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #3,516. Use the chart and map above to compare Bror'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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