Branston
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BRAN-stun
- Origin
- English
Branston is a boys' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Branston come from?
English: English place name and surname
Is Branston a girl's or a boy's name?
Branston is a boys' name.
How popular is Branston in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Branston in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Branston in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
Names like Branston
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Boston Brixton Hudson Colson Easton Beckett Stetson Lawson Braxton Deacon Bryson Kingston
More English names
Lily Evelyn Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Riley Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Hallie Hazel
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Branston: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/branston, updated 20 October 2026.