Branson Boy
How popular is Branson?
#1,222 boy name in 2025
165 baby boys were named Branson in the US in 2025, making it the 1222nd most popular boy name.
Branson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,222 for boys (▼ 123 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 165 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-55% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #694 in 2015, #875 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (377 boys) |
| Highest rank | #674 in 2014 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Branson counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Branson family of names ranked #1,011 for boys in 2025 (#920 the year before), with 194 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Branson | 165 | 85% |
| Bransen | 20 | 10% |
| Bransyn | 9 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Branson is most popular
Babies named Branson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- West Virginia: 0.7 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- Mississippi: 0.6 per 1,000 (32 boys)
- Kentucky: 0.5 per 1,000 (51 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.4 per 1,000 (42 boys)
- Alabama: 0.3 per 1,000 (34 boys)
Branson by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 36 | #2,044 |
| 1920s | 54 | #2,702 |
| 1930s | 44 | #2,541 |
| 1940s | 41 | #2,632 |
| 1950s | 48 | #2,579 |
| 1960s | 46 | #3,076 |
| 1970s | 132 | #1,711 |
| 1980s | 306 | #1,689 |
| 1990s | 1,031 | #871 |
| 2000s | 1,927 | #812 |
| 2010s | 3,279 | #674 |
| 2020s | 1,282 | #875 |
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Questions
- Is Branson a boy or girl name?
- Branson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Branson were boys.
- How popular is the name Branson?
- 165 baby boys were named Branson in the US in 2025, making it the 1222nd most popular boy name.
- When was Branson most popular?
- Branson peaked in 2014, when 377 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #674 in 2014.
- How many people are named Branson?
- 8,231 babies have been named Branson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,948 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Branson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Branson was most common in West Virginia, at 0.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.