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    The first name Branko

    A boy’s name.

    2 syllables Male

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Branko at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2024, 9 boys born in the United States were named Branko, the 8,407th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1975, when 11 were.

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    85
    babies named Branko since 1880
    #8,407
    rank in 2024
    1975
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Branko

    24 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Branko Lustig
      Croatian film producer (1932–2019)
    • Branko Zebec
      Croatian footballer and manager (1929–1988)
    • Branko Strupar
      Belgian footballer, born 1970
    • Branko Ivanković
      Croatian association football player and manager, born 1954
    • Branko Đurić
      Bosnian actor, born 1962
    • Branko Grünbaum
      Croatian-American mathematician at the University of Washington (1929-2018)
    • Branko Hucika
      Croatian association football player, born 1977
    • Branko Miljuš
      Footballer, born 1961
    • Antun Branko Šimić
      Croatian poet (1898–1925)
    • Branko Kralj
      Croatian footballer (1924-2012)
    • Branko Skroče
      Croatian basketball player, born 1955
    • Branko Schmidt
      Croatian film director, born 1957

    Questions

    When was Branko most popular?
    1975 in the United States, when 11 babies were named Branko, its highest rank at 3,272nd.