How Many People Are Named Brazil?
An estimated 675 people in the United States have the first name Brazil. It is predominantly female (90.8%). The average bearer is 13 years old, and Brazil peaked in popularity in 2020 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brazil 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 Brazil paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
675
About 1 in 507,784 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
90.8% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2020
43 births
Total Registered
687
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brazil
Brazil is predominantly female (90.8%), though 63 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Brazil as a male name
Ranked #11,015 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 2008 (9 births)
Brazil as a female name
Ranked #5,453 in 2024
23 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (38 births)
Brazil: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brazil span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 281 babies were registered. While Brazil is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Brazil by Decade
How has Brazil 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.
Brazil by State
Birth registrations for Brazil span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Texas, New York, Illinois. On average, about 10 Brazils were registered per state.
Brazil + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brazil as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brazil
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brazil: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brazil?
We estimate approximately 675 people named Brazil 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 507,784 Americans share this first name.
Is Brazil a common name?
Brazil is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 687 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brazil most popular?
Brazil reached peak popularity in 2020, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brazil is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brazil a female name?
Brazil is predominantly female. 90.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brazil Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brazil Smith, Brazil Johnson, Brazil 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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