Brown

Given to 1,482 US babies since 1881

▲ Rising +371% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#7679

recorded as boys

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Babies in 2025

boys 10

Peak year

1881

14 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

1,482

since 1881

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Brown was most popular in 1881, when 14 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.14 per 1,000). In 2025, 10 babies were named Brown, ranking #7679 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 371%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	10	7679
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	<5	—	9	8255
2022	<5	—	6	10863
2021	<5	—	6	10799
2020	<5	—	<5	—
2019	<5	—	<5	—
2018	<5	—	<5	—
2017	<5	—	<5	—
2016	<5	—	<5	—
2015	<5	—	<5	—
2014	<5	—	<5	—
2013	<5	—	6	10728
2012	<5	—	<5	—
2011	<5	—	<5	—
2010	<5	—	<5	—
2009	<5	—	<5	—
2008	<5	—	7	9871
2007	<5	—	<5	—
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2000	<5	—	<5	—
1999	<5	—	<5	—
1998	<5	—	<5	—
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1996	<5	—	<5	—
1995	<5	—	<5	—
1994	<5	—	<5	—
1993	<5	—	<5	—
1992	<5	—	<5	—
1991	<5	—	<5	—
1990	<5	—	6	7178
1989	<5	—	<5	—
1988	<5	—	<5	—
1987	<5	—	<5	—
1986	<5	—	8	4853
1985	<5	—	<5	—
1984	<5	—	<5	—
1983	5	10275	6	5484
1982	<5	—	8	4593
1981	<5	—	<5	—
1980	<5	—	8	4495
1979	<5	—	<5	—
1978	<5	—	<5	—
1977	<5	—	<5	—
1976	<5	—	5	5587
1975	<5	—	10	3428
1974	<5	—	5	5227
1973	<5	—	<5	—
1972	<5	—	<5	—
1971	<5	—	<5	—
1970	<5	—	<5	—
1969	<5	—	8	3314
1968	<5	—	<5	—
1967	<5	—	<5	—
1966	<5	—	<5	—
1965	<5	—	5	3930
1964	<5	—	5	4039
1963	<5	—	8	3044
1962	<5	—	7	3305
1961	<5	—	6	3652
1960	<5	—	14	2210
1959	<5	—	11	2530
1958	<5	—	7	3275
1957	<5	—	9	2822
1956	<5	—	11	2497
1955	<5	—	10	2558
1954	<5	—	8	2942
1953	<5	—	6	3425
1952	<5	—	8	2875
1951	<5	—	10	2495
1950	<5	—	12	2207
1949	<5	—	16	1872
1948	<5	—	13	2115
1947	<5	—	13	2169
1946	<5	—	10	2403
1945	<5	—	10	2242
1944	<5	—	13	1988
1943	<5	—	18	1699
1942	<5	—	13	2042
1941	<5	—	19	1588
1940	<5	—	28	1275
1939	<5	—	16	1712
1938	<5	—	12	2084
1937	<5	—	24	1372
1936	<5	—	18	1587
1935	<5	—	14	1929
1934	<5	—	23	1425
1933	<5	—	25	1330
1932	<5	—	24	1426
1931	<5	—	15	1927
1930	<5	—	26	1428
1929	<5	—	20	1672
1928	<5	—	21	1647
1927	<5	—	21	1692
1926	<5	—	32	1278
1925	<5	—	32	1279
1924	<5	—	34	1246
1923	<5	—	35	1213
1922	<5	—	50	999
1921	<5	—	30	1360
1920	<5	—	36	1208
1919	<5	—	38	1122
1918	<5	—	55	894
1917	<5	—	41	1017
1916	<5	—	45	952
1915	<5	—	38	1037
1914	<5	—	27	1101
1913	<5	—	17	1256
1912	<5	—	26	876
1911	<5	—	20	707
1910	<5	—	13	859
1909	<5	—	16	679
1908	<5	—	17	632
1907	<5	—	15	664
1906	<5	—	10	798
1905	<5	—	10	786
1904	<5	—	6	1064
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	7	933
1901	<5	—	8	779
1900	<5	—	9	902
1899	<5	—	7	857
1898	<5	—	7	885
1897	<5	—	6	942
1896	<5	—	12	641
1895	<5	—	7	872
1894	<5	—	8	787
1893	<5	—	7	836
1892	<5	—	11	641
1891	<5	—	9	635
1890	<5	—	5	994
1889	<5	—	9	673
1888	<5	—	8	755
1887	<5	—	11	544
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	12	547
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	12	527
1882	<5	—	8	691
1881	<5	—	14	460