How Many People Are Named Brewster?
An estimated 159 people in the United States have the first name Brewster. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Brewster peaked in popularity in 1922 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brewster 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 Brewster paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
159
About 1 in 2,155,688 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1922
13 births
Total Registered
355
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brewster
Brewster is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 355 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Brewster as a male name
Ranked #12,295 in 2020
5 male births in 2020
Peak: 1922 (13 births)
Brewster: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brewster span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 83 babies were registered. Brewster has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brewster by Decade
How has Brewster 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.
Brewster + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brewster as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brewster
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brewster: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brewster?
We estimate approximately 159 people named Brewster 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 2,155,688 Americans share this first name.
Is Brewster a common name?
Brewster is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 355 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brewster most popular?
Brewster reached peak popularity in 1922, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brewster is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brewster a male name?
Brewster is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brewster Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brewster Smith, Brewster Johnson, Brewster 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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