How Many People Are Named Brown?
An estimated 341 people in the United States have the first name Brown. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Brown peaked in popularity in 1918 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brown 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 Brown paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Brown is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
341
About 1 in 1,005,145 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1918
55 births
Total Registered
1,472
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brown
Brown is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,472 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Brown as a male name
Ranked #8,349 in 2023
9 male births in 2023
Peak: 1918 (55 births)
Brown as a female name
Ranked #10,459 in 1983
5 female births in 1983
Peak: 1983 (5 births)
Brown: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brown span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 320 babies were registered. Brown has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brown by Decade
How has Brown 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.
Brown by State
Birth registrations for Brown span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia. The lowest are in Arkansas, Virginia, South Carolina. On average, about 28 Browns were registered per state.
Brown + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brown as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brown
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brown: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brown?
We estimate approximately 341 people named Brown 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 1,005,145 Americans share this first name.
Is Brown a common name?
Brown is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,472 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brown most popular?
Brown reached peak popularity in 1918, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brown is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brown a male name?
Brown is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brown Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brown Smith, Brown Johnson, Brown 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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