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Brown Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Brown?

Less than 5 babies were given the name Brown in the United States in 2018.

Brown, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #465 in 1881.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1918 with 55 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Brown was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Brown occurred roughly during the years 1904-1908, and 1909-1916, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1924-1927.

Where is the name Brown popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

Brown's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Brown for their newborn has dropped.

The name Brown is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Brown has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Brown (Girl)Brown (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- < 5 --
2017 < 5 -- < 5 --
2016 < 5 -- < 5 --
2015 < 5 -- < 5 --
2014 < 5 -- < 5 --
2013 < 5 -- 6 10,930
2012 < 5 -- < 5 --
2011 < 5 -- < 5 --
2010 < 5 -- < 5 --
2009 < 5 -- < 5 --
2008 < 5 -- 7 10,002
2007 < 5 -- < 5 --
2006 < 5 -- < 5 --
2005 < 5 -- < 5 --
2004 < 5 -- < 5 --
2003 < 5 -- < 5 --
2002 < 5 -- < 5 --
2001 < 5 -- < 5 --
2000 < 5 -- < 5 --
1999 < 5 -- < 5 --
1998 < 5 -- < 5 --
1997 < 5 -- < 5 --
1996 < 5 -- < 5 --
1995 < 5 -- < 5 --
1994 < 5 -- < 5 --
1993 < 5 -- < 5 --
1992 < 5 -- < 5 --
1991 < 5 -- < 5 --
1990 < 5 -- 6 7,287
1989 < 5 -- < 5 --
1988 < 5 -- < 5 --
1987 < 5 -- < 5 --
1986 < 5 -- 8 4,900
1985 < 5 -- < 5 --
1984 < 5 -- < 5 --
1983 5 10,457 6 5,578
1982 < 5 -- 8 4,650
1981 < 5 -- < 5 --
1980 < 5 -- 8 4,547
1979 < 5 -- < 5 --
1978 < 5 -- < 5 --
1977 < 5 -- < 5 --
1976 < 5 -- 5 5,702
1975 < 5 -- 10 3,463
1974 < 5 -- 5 5,301
1973 < 5 -- < 5 --
1972 < 5 -- < 5 --
1971 < 5 -- < 5 --
1970 < 5 -- < 5 --
1969 < 5 -- 8 3,344
1968 < 5 -- < 5 --
1967 < 5 -- < 5 --
1966 < 5 -- < 5 --
1965 < 5 -- 5 3,982
1964 < 5 -- 5 4,106
1963 < 5 -- 8 3,078
1962 < 5 -- 7 3,339
1961 < 5 -- 6 3,693
1960 < 5 -- 14 2,220
1959 < 5 -- 11 2,552
1958 < 5 -- 7 3,307
1957 < 5 -- 9 2,844
1956 < 5 -- 11 2,515
1955 < 5 -- 10 2,600
1954 < 5 -- 8 2,976
1953 < 5 -- 6 3,470
1952 < 5 -- 8 2,903
1951 < 5 -- 10 2,516
1950 < 5 -- 12 2,221
1949 < 5 -- 16 1,875
1948 < 5 -- 13 2,125
1947 < 5 -- 13 2,177
1946 < 5 -- 10 2,413
1945 < 5 -- 10 2,269
1944 < 5 -- 13 2,001
1943 < 5 -- 18 1,702
1942 < 5 -- 13 2,049
1941 < 5 -- 19 1,590
1940 < 5 -- 28 1,277
1939 < 5 -- 16 1,727
1938 < 5 -- 12 2,092
1937 < 5 -- 24 1,375
1936 < 5 -- 18 1,590
1935 < 5 -- 14 1,938
1934 < 5 -- 23 1,425
1933 < 5 -- 25 1,335
1932 < 5 -- 24 1,432
1931 < 5 -- 15 1,943
1930 < 5 -- 26 1,433
1929 < 5 -- 20 1,681
1928 < 5 -- 21 1,655
1927 < 5 -- 21 1,699
1926 < 5 -- 32 1,283
1925 < 5 -- 32 1,283
1924 < 5 -- 34 1,252
1923 < 5 -- 35 1,215
1922 < 5 -- 50 1,000
1921 < 5 -- 30 1,366
1920 < 5 -- 36 1,209
1919 < 5 -- 38 1,127
1918 < 5 -- 55 896
1917 < 5 -- 41 1,019
1916 < 5 -- 45 953
1915 < 5 -- 38 1,039
1914 < 5 -- 27 1,104
1913 < 5 -- 17 1,263
1912 < 5 -- 26 881
1911 < 5 -- 20 710
1910 < 5 -- 13 873
1909 < 5 -- 16 684
1908 < 5 -- 17 634
1907 < 5 -- 15 672
1906 < 5 -- 10 803
1905 < 5 -- 10 797
1904 < 5 -- 6 1,077
1903 < 5 -- < 5 --
1902 < 5 -- 7 945
1901 < 5 -- 8 785
1900 < 5 -- 9 911
1899 < 5 -- 7 869
1898 < 5 -- 7 897
1897 < 5 -- 6 958
1896 < 5 -- 12 648
1895 < 5 -- 7 886
1894 < 5 -- 8 795
1893 < 5 -- 7 847
1892 < 5 -- 11 645
1891 < 5 -- 9 652
1890 < 5 -- 5 1,022
1889 < 5 -- 9 681
1888 < 5 -- 8 761
1887 < 5 -- 11 551
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- 12 553
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- 12 531
1882 < 5 -- 8 710
1881 < 5 -- 14 465
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.