How rare is the name Branson?

6,068 people in the United States have the first name Branson, about 1 in 49,774. It ranks #3,430 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

first name

BRANSON

#3,430

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
6,068
About
1 in 49,774
This common or more
82.4%
Who bears it

Of the 6,068 people named Branson, 81.5% reported their origin as White, 5.2% as Black and 5% as two or more races. 99.3% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Branson peaked in 2014, when 377 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19122025
Peak year
2014
Births that year
377
In 2025*
165 ▼56%
Recorded as
almost entirely male

At least 8,231 babies have been given the name since 1912. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Branson by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2010s, when it ranked #1,564. The largest share of babies named Branson, 44.5%, were born in 2013 or later.

1910s#6,71436
1920s#7,26854
1930s#6,88944
1940s#7,45341
1950s#8,20248
1960s#9,32846
1970s#6,981132
1980s#4,771306
1990s#2,6301,031
2000s#2,0971,932
2010s#1,5643,279
2020s#2,1391,282
Greatest Generation 1901–271%
Silent Generation 1928–450.8%
Baby boom 1946–641.3%
Generation X 1965–802%
Millennials 1981–9610.3%
Generation Z 1997–1240.1%
2013 and later44.5%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Branson is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Branson has been most common in Utah (4.3×), Louisiana (3.1×), and Tennessee (2.9×), and least common in New York (0.15×).

5,889 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Exactly as common as Branson

1 other first name also has 6,068 people.

#3,430 Sanaa · 6,068

Either side of Branson

#3,428 Callen · 6,074#3,429 Valentine · 6,072#3,430 Sanaa · 6,068#3,432 Becca · 6,067

Spelled almost the same

7 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Branson, most common first.

#2,854 Bronson · 8,096#13,920 Branko · 856#16,074 Bransen · 707#24,456 Brinson · 394#30,674 Brenson · 283#41,400 Bronsen · 177#46,015 Brunson · 146

Also a last name

As a last name, Branson ranks #3,324 of 156,621, with 10,616 people. See Branson as a last name

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