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Branch

Branch holds the #3450 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 33 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1911 in 2020 to #3450 today. Its strongest year on record was 1889 (#789 nationally, 7 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1889.

Rankings

2025 rank
#3450
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#789
in 1889 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
33
boys named Branch

Branch popularity, 1880–2025

0.002%0.003%0.005%0.007%18801900192019401960198020002020#789 in 1889
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1889

Where Branch is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025CT—California: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025CA—Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025HI—Texas: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025TX—Florida: fewer than 5 boys named Branch in 2025FL—
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)

Uniqueness score

77/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Branch in the most recent year of SSA data.

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