How Many People Are Named Branson?
people named Branson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 43,078 people in the US has this name
Based on 8,231 babies named Branson in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
377 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which meant "son of BRANDR".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Branson (99.9%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Branson alive today is about 16 years old, and 88% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 22 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Branson first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 2014, to 377 babies. In 2025, 165 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Branson has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #675, in 2014. In 2025 it ranked #1,222.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,222 |
| Best rank | #675 (2014) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #729 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Branson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Branson were born in Texas than in any other state: about 867 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Branson was given 4.9 times as often in West Virginia, 3.8 times in Louisiana and 3.4 times in Kentucky.
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