Bronx

Rockers Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz put a new baby name on the map when they chose this downscale New York borough name for their son. The Bronx, the place, was named for early Dutch settler Jonas Bronck. Might Bronx become the next Brooklyn? We'd be surprised if it did.

Bronx is also given to girls, where it ranks #12145 in the US.

Pronounced BRONKS.

As of October 2026, Bronx ranked #12145 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5353 in 2020.