How Many People Are Named Brunette?
An estimated 23 people in the United States have the first name Brunette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Brunette peaked in popularity in 1917 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brunette 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 Brunette paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Brunette is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
- Brunette is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
23
About 1 in 14,902,363 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1917
12 births
Total Registered
138
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brunette
Brunette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 138 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Brunette as a female name
Ranked #4,791 in 1955
7 female births in 1955
Peak: 1917 (12 births)
Brunette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brunette span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 54 babies were registered. While Brunette is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Brunette by Decade
How has Brunette 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.
Brunette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brunette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brunette
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brunette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brunette?
We estimate approximately 23 people named Brunette 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 14,902,363 Americans share this first name.
Is Brunette a common name?
Brunette is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 42.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 138 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brunette most popular?
Brunette reached peak popularity in 1917, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brunette is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brunette a female name?
Brunette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brunette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brunette Smith, Brunette Johnson, Brunette 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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