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Bronson

Boy

Meaning of Bronson: English: 'son of the dark-skinned one'

Bronson is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1049th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1049

211 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

10,693

First recorded 1913 · peak 2015

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 98 babies1982: 95 babies1983: 97 babies1984: 132 babies1985: 124 babies1986: 143 babies1987: 181 babies1988: 176 babies1989: 179 babies1990: 218 babies19901991: 168 babies1992: 187 babies1993: 150 babies1994: 174 babies1995: 185 babies1996: 165 babies1997: 163 babies1998: 166 babies1999: 148 babies2000: 181 babies20002001: 160 babies2002: 149 babies2003: 153 babies2004: 164 babies2005: 207 babies2006: 179 babies2007: 186 babies2008: 198 babies2009: 233 babies2010: 273 babies20102011: 283 babies2012: 298 babies2013: 356 babies2014: 355 babies2015: 386 babies2016: 343 babies2017: 354 babies2018: 342 babies2019: 296 babies2020: 267 babies20202021: 270 babies2022: 240 babies2023: 197 babies2024: 215 babies2025: 211 babies
US babies named Bronson per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 386.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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