Given name
Bronna
“a sorrowful woman”
Bronna is a variant of Brona. One Irish interpretation is “a sorrowful woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bronna is a variant of Brona. One Irish interpretation is “a sorrowful woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bronna is a variant of Brona. An origin associated with Brona is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1940. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bronna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38
- 0 boys · 38 girls
- Most popular year
- 1940
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1964. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 127 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Bronna
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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