Bronia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- BRON-ya
- Origin
- Slavic
Bronia is a girls' name of Slavic origin, meaning “protection and glory”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Bronia mean?
Slavic: Polish pet form of Bronisława
“protection and glory”
Polish pet form of Bronisława, built from Slavic elements meaning to protect and glory.
Is Bronia a girl's or a boy's name?
Bronia is a girls' name.
How popular is Bronia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 6 girls.
Bronia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
Names like Bronia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Georgia, Lydia, Charlotte, Emma, Francesca, Eleanor, Hannah, Victoria, Anna, Zoe, Ffion, Sarah
Names related to Bronia
More Slavic names
Mila, Milan, Vera, Mira, Nadia, Milana, Rayna, Zora, Milena, Raina, Damir, Lev, Siyana, Vlad, Lilyana, Yuri
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Bronia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bronia, updated 20 October 2026.