How Many People Are Named Brainard?
An estimated 47 people in the United States have the first name Brainard. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Brainard peaked in popularity in 1914 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brainard as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Brainard paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Brainard is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
47
About 1 in 7,292,645 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1914
11 births
Total Registered
129
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brainard
Brainard is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 129 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Brainard as a male name
Ranked #5,565 in 1975
5 male births in 1975
Peak: 1914 (11 births)
Brainard: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brainard span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 42 babies were registered. Brainard has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brainard by Decade
How has Brainard tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Brainard + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brainard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brainard
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brainard: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brainard?
We estimate approximately 47 people named Brainard are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,292,645 Americans share this first name.
Is Brainard a common name?
Brainard is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 53.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 129 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brainard most popular?
Brainard reached peak popularity in 1914, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brainard is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brainard a male name?
Brainard is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brainard Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brainard Smith, Brainard Johnson, Brainard Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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