Bronson is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Bronson means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Bronson across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Bronson has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Bronson is a boy name of English origin meaning “son of the brown one”. An English surname used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 10,693 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 214 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 4 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Bronson per year, United States (1913 to 2025). United States peaked in 2015 (386/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2013 (16/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2012 (4/yr).
Bronson is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2015, when it ranked #1,390 nationally (given to 402 babies that year).
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