Branson
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning son of Bran the raven.
How Branson has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #699 |
| 2016 | #682 |
| 2017 | #723 |
| 2018 | #770 |
| 2019 | #811 |
| 2020 | #874 |
| 2021 | #930 |
Branson by the numbers
Branson was given to 327 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 377 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Bran
Like Branson, each of these traces back to Bran: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Branson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Bronsonson of bronc; dark or swollen stream354 in the US (2017)
- Braysonson of Bray; a form of Brayden218 in the US (2017)
- Brannondescendant of Bran, raven26 in the US (2017)
- Brantonbran settlement or raven settlement14 in the US (2017)
- Brensonson of fiery hill; a form of Brandon12 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Branson
Names that are said the same way as Branson, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a bird
Like Branson, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Gavinwhite hawk4,134 in the US (2017)
- Jonahdove2,523 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
- Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
- Corbinraven; from corvus1,434 in the US (2017)
- Jaya form of names beginning with J; also the bird856 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Branson
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