Bronx means Bronck's land — from the Dutch. The Bronx IS New York's most culturally powerful borough — the birthplace of hip-hop. Yankee Stadium IS in the Bronx. Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz named their son Bronx. The X-ending gives maximum visual edge. One syllable of the birthplace-of-hip-hop, Yankee-Stadium, and X-edge New York power.
The Bronx IS the birthplace of hip-hop AND home to Yankee Stadium. New York's most culturally powerful.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Dutch; The Bronx, NYC; hip-hop (1973).
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Today
Bronx remains a beloved choice, ranking #1255 in the US. 2,332 babies have been named Bronx since 2003.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Bronx?
2022peak year
Bronx first appears in the U.S. registration record in 2003. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2022, 185 babies received the name (ranked #1135). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1255), with roughly 165 babies named Bronx each year. Bronx's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 2,332 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Bronx's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — hip-hop adventure. People named Bronx tend to be powerful, cultural, and gifted at being the birthplace of hip-hop AND X-edge NYC power.
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Birthplace of hip-hop AND X-edge
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Yankee-Stadium
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NYC-powerful
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Dutch-Bronck
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One-syllable X
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R9
O6
N5
X6
Sum: 28 → Life path 1
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Personality of Bronx
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Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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