NameTides

Branson

Branson was the #1,222 boys' name in the US in 2025 (165 babies), and #2,789 in Canada.

Branson as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Branson as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020USCanada
Branson as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,222 (165)—#2,789 (6)
2024#1,099 (196)—#3,072 (5)
2023#1,088 (197)—#2,614 (6)
2022#1,002 (222)—#1,895 (9)
2021#927 (244)—#1,478 (13)
2020#875 (258)—#1,595 (11)
2019#811 (281)—#1,375 (14)
2018#769 (302)—#993 (22)
2017#722 (332)—#1,422 (13)
2016#681 (368)—#1,487 (12)
2015#694 (363)—#1,122 (18)
2014#674 (377)—#1,381 (13)
2013#679 (355)—#1,771 (9)
2012#691 (343)#4,805 (3)#1,552 (11)
2011#732 (310)—#1,944 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2014 at #674.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1912.

How common is it?

about 1 in 10,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 10,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Branson is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 12,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Branson by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #621INOhio: #1,015OHPennsylvania: #1,004PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #485KYWest Virginia: #299WVVirginia: #971VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #777TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #591LAMississippi: #370MSAlabama: #525ALGeorgia: #990GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,094TXFlorida: #1,353FL
Branson (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BransonCanadaBoys#2,7896
BransonEngland & WalesBoys—too few
BransonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
BransonUSGirls—too few
BransonUSBoys#1,222165