Branson
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#1222
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
165
boys 165
Peak year
2014
377 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
8,231
since 1912
Born a Branson? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Branson was most popular in 2014, when 377 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.20 per 1,000). In 2025, 165 babies were named Branson, ranking #1222 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 31%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 165 | 1222 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 196 | 1099 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 197 | 1088 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 222 | 1002 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 244 | 927 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | 258 | 875 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 281 | 811 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 302 | 769 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 332 | 722 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 368 | 681 |
| 2015 | <5 | — | 363 | 694 |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 377 | 674 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 355 | 679 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 343 | 691 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 310 | 732 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 248 | 854 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 273 | 812 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 244 | 871 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 217 | 912 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 227 | 873 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 180 | 967 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 177 | 949 |
| 2003 | 5 | 15784 | 155 | 1016 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 151 | 1019 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 151 | 1004 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 152 | 977 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 157 | 931 |
| 1998 | <5 | — | 151 | 931 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 159 | 873 |
| 1996 | <5 | — | 125 | 999 |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 126 | 987 |
| 1994 | <5 | — | 99 | 1140 |
| 1993 | <5 | — | 91 | 1168 |
| 1992 | <5 | — | 45 | 1820 |
| 1991 | <5 | — | 42 | 1867 |
| 1990 | <5 | — | 36 | 2049 |
| 1989 | <5 | — | 42 | 1793 |
| 1988 | <5 | — | 31 | 2035 |
| 1987 | <5 | — | 32 | 1938 |
| 1986 | <5 | — | 27 | 2096 |
| 1985 | <5 | — | 33 | 1794 |
| 1984 | <5 | — | 34 | 1690 |
| 1983 | <5 | — | 26 | 2017 |
| 1982 | <5 | — | 29 | 1890 |
| 1981 | <5 | — | 32 | 1766 |
| 1980 | <5 | — | 20 | 2444 |
| 1979 | <5 | — | 33 | 1711 |
| 1978 | <5 | — | 18 | 2473 |
| 1977 | <5 | — | 17 | 2556 |
| 1976 | <5 | — | 16 | 2601 |
| 1975 | <5 | — | 10 | 3428 |
| 1974 | <5 | — | 12 | 2946 |
| 1973 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1972 | <5 | — | 6 | 4441 |
| 1971 | <5 | — | 13 | 2686 |
| 1970 | <5 | — | 7 | 3836 |
| 1969 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1968 | <5 | — | 8 | 3107 |
| 1967 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1966 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1965 | <5 | — | 6 | 3537 |
| 1964 | <5 | — | 7 | 3282 |
| 1963 | <5 | — | 5 | 4048 |
| 1962 | <5 | — | 7 | 3305 |
| 1961 | <5 | — | 5 | 4065 |
| 1960 | <5 | — | 8 | 3077 |
| 1959 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1958 | <5 | — | 7 | 3275 |
| 1957 | <5 | — | 6 | 3552 |
| 1956 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1955 | <5 | — | 7 | 3201 |
| 1954 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1953 | <5 | — | 9 | 2709 |
| 1952 | <5 | — | 5 | 3734 |
| 1951 | <5 | — | 5 | 3714 |
| 1950 | <5 | — | 9 | 2580 |
| 1949 | <5 | — | 6 | 3298 |
| 1948 | <5 | — | 6 | 3316 |
| 1947 | <5 | — | 6 | 3370 |
| 1946 | <5 | — | 5 | 3525 |
| 1945 | <5 | — | 5 | 3338 |
| 1944 | <5 | — | 8 | 2633 |
| 1943 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1942 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1941 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1940 | <5 | — | 5 | 3459 |
| 1939 | <5 | — | 6 | 3113 |
| 1938 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1937 | <5 | — | 5 | 3518 |
| 1936 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1935 | <5 | — | 5 | 3645 |
| 1934 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1933 | <5 | — | 9 | 2542 |
| 1932 | <5 | — | 8 | 2849 |
| 1931 | <5 | — | 6 | 3390 |
| 1930 | <5 | — | 5 | 4001 |
| 1929 | <5 | — | 6 | 3559 |
| 1928 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1927 | <5 | — | 10 | 2703 |
| 1926 | <5 | — | 8 | 3139 |
| 1925 | <5 | — | 7 | 3408 |
| 1924 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1923 | <5 | — | 7 | 3467 |
| 1922 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1921 | <5 | — | 9 | 2986 |
| 1920 | <5 | — | 7 | 3489 |
| 1919 | <5 | — | 5 | 4168 |
| 1918 | <5 | — | 8 | 3096 |
| 1917 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1916 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1915 | <5 | — | 9 | 2621 |
| 1914 | <5 | — | 7 | 2651 |
| 1913 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1912 | <5 | — | 7 | 2045 |
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Where Branson is most popular
- West Virginia8.7×
- Kentucky4.2×
- Mississippi3.9×
- Louisiana3.9×
- Tennessee2.8×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years