Fun Facts About the Name Branson
- More than 8 thousand babies named Branson: U.S. records list 8,229 babies given the name Branson from 1880 through 2025. Even 5 girls received the name Branson - about 1 girl for every 1,645 boys.
What Does the Name Branson Mean?
Branson is an English family name used as a given name, and its established meaning is "son of Brand." It is a patronymic: the second element is the Middle English -son suffix that names a man's father, and the first element is the medieval personal name Brand, also recorded as Brant.
That personal name is generally traced to Old Norse Brandr, whose senses include "sword" and "firebrand, burning torch." Old English had a near-identical word, brond, with the "firebrand" meaning, and because the two forms and meanings were so close, the name could be understood through either language. The literal sense of Branson is therefore a family relationship rather than a description of a person - the word behind it simply supplied the father's name.
Branson Name History & Origins
Branson belongs to the large group of English patronymic surnames that formed during the medieval period by attaching -son to a father's name. This pattern was strongest in northern England and in districts of Norse settlement, where personal names of Scandinavian origin such as Brand were common, which fits the makeup of the name.
As a first name, Branson is largely a modern American development, taken from the surname in keeping with the broad habit of using family names as given names. The best-known modern bearer, the British entrepreneur Richard Branson, carries it as a surname rather than a given name. The name is also familiar from Branson, Missouri, a town named for Reuben Branson, and later a well-known music-show destination.
How Popular is the Name Branson?
Branson recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2014. Its best rank was #675 in 2014.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | #16,151 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,222 | 165 | 0.0097% |
| 2024 | #1,101 | 194 | 0.0113% |
| 2023 | #1,088 | 197 | 0.0115% |
| 2022 | #1,001 | 222 | 0.0127% |
| 2021 | #926 | 244 | 0.0140% |
| 2020 | #875 | 258 | 0.0150% |
| 2019 | #811 | 281 | 0.0157% |
| 2018 | #770 | 302 | 0.0166% |
| 2017 | #723 | 332 | 0.0179% |
| 2016 | #682 | 368 | 0.0194% |
| 2015 | #694 | 363 | 0.0189% |
| 2014 | #675 | 377 | 0.0196% |
| 2013 | #679 | 355 | 0.0188% |
| 2012 | #691 | 343 | 0.0181% |
| 2011 | #732 | 310 | 0.0163% |
| 2010 | #854 | 248 | 0.0129% |
| 2009 | #812 | 273 | 0.0138% |
| 2008 | #870 | 244 | 0.0120% |
| 2007 | #912 | 217 | 0.0105% |
| 2006 | #873 | 227 | 0.0110% |
| 2005 | #967 | 180 | 0.0090% |
| 2004 | #949 | 177 | 0.0089% |
| 2003 | #1,017 | 155 | 0.0078% |
| 2002 | #1,019 | 151 | 0.0078% |
| 2001 | #1,004 | 151 | 0.0078% |
| 2000 | #979 | 152 | 0.0077% |
| 1999 | #932 | 157 | 0.0082% |
| 1998 | #933 | 151 | 0.0079% |
| 1997 | #873 | 159 | 0.0084% |
| 1996 | #999 | 125 | 0.0066% |
| 1995 | #988 | 126 | 0.0066% |
| 1994 | #1,142 | 99 | 0.0051% |
| 1993 | #1,168 | 91 | 0.0046% |
| 1992 | #1,821 | 45 | 0.0023% |
| 1991 | #1,870 | 42 | 0.0021% |
| 1990 | #2,051 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 1989 | #1,798 | 42 | 0.0021% |
| 1988 | #2,040 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1987 | #1,939 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1986 | #2,102 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1985 | #1,799 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1984 | #1,697 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1983 | #2,024 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1982 | #1,895 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1981 | #1,771 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1980 | #2,457 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1979 | #1,713 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1978 | #2,485 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1977 | #2,568 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1976 | #2,617 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #3,463 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #2,970 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #4,496 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #2,691 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #3,887 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #3,130 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #3,585 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #3,317 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #4,105 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1962 | #3,341 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #4,137 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1960 | #3,118 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #3,303 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #3,605 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,228 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #2,727 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #3,802 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #3,774 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #2,602 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #3,347 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,356 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #3,413 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #3,580 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #3,385 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #2,656 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1940 | #3,505 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #3,150 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #3,584 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #3,709 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #2,563 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1932 | #2,873 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1931 | #3,430 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1930 | #4,062 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #3,602 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1927 | #2,718 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1926 | #3,161 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1925 | #3,455 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1923 | #3,514 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #3,008 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1920 | #3,524 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1919 | #4,225 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1918 | #3,137 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1915 | #2,651 | 9 | 0.0011% |
| 1914 | #2,681 | 7 | 0.0011% |
| 1912 | #2,072 | 7 | 0.0016% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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