Bronson

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⭐ Famous Bronson

Bronson Pinchot

American actor

Choose Bronson and your child shares a first name with Bronson Pinchot, an American actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Bronson, like who?” Bronson Pinchot's Wikipedia article is available in 28 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 8,097 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Bronson, 211 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Bronson would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryBronson first shows up in US birth records in 1913, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 112 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2015, when it reached #667.
• 🍂TrendBronson has slipped 193 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,046. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedBronson is most popular in Utah, where it ranks #473, followed by Nevada (#516) and Louisiana (#591). It's in the top 1,000 in 15 states.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Bronson means “son of the brown-haired one”. Our records link it to English and German roots.

About the name Bronson

Bronson is a boy name of English and German origin meaning “son of the brown-haired one”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with B and ending in “-son”. US birth records list Bronson for boys from 1913 to 2025, in 104 of those 113 years. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked #667 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,046, with 211 babies.

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