How Many People Are Named Bronson?
An estimated 10,035 people in the United States have the first name Bronson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Bronson peaked in popularity in 2015 with 385 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bronson as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bronson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,035
About 1 in 34,156 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2015
385 births
Total Registered
10,478
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bronson
Bronson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 10,478 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bronson as a male name
Ranked #1,035 in 2024
214 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (385 births)
Bronson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bronson span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,285 babies were registered. While Bronson is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Bronson by Decade
How has Bronson tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bronson by State
Birth registrations for Bronson span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Utah, Hawaii. The lowest are in New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Mexico. On average, about 164 Bronsons were registered per state.
Bronson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bronson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Bronson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bronson?
We estimate approximately 10,035 people named Bronson are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 34,156 Americans share this first name.
Is Bronson a common name?
Bronson is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,478 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bronson most popular?
Bronson reached peak popularity in 2015, when 385 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bronson is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bronson a male name?
Bronson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bronson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bronson Smith, Bronson Johnson, Bronson Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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