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Branch

Boy

Meaning of Branch: English: 'a limb of a tree'

Branch is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3358th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#3358

33 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

1,063

First recorded 1889 · peak 2018

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 7 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 8 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 5 babies2004: 5 babies2005: 8 babies2006: 5 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 0 babies2009: 7 babies2010: 5 babies20102011: 8 babies2012: 13 babies2013: 15 babies2014: 25 babies2015: 38 babies2016: 74 babies2017: 70 babies2018: 92 babies2019: 80 babies2020: 77 babies20202021: 79 babies2022: 58 babies2023: 46 babies2024: 37 babies2025: 33 babies
US babies named Branch per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 92.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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