How Many People Are Named Arrie Brown?

There are approximately 3 people named Arrie Brown living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Arrie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Brown. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 114,251,446 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Arrie

Last Name

Brown

Est. Bearers 1,589,457

Census Rank #4

Per 100K 463.73

Rarity Very Common

Arrie: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Arrie. The peak year was 1919 with 51 births. The average person named Arrie today is 51 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Arrie

In the 2020 Census, the first name Arrie was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (48.77%). The next largest recorded groups were White (39.85%) and Hispanic (4.92%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Arrie in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Arrie rose or fell over time.

White

39.85%

Black

48.77%

Hispanic

4.92%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.08%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.54%

Two or More Races

3.85%

Ancestry of the Brown Surname

The surname Brown was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Brown in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

55.43%

Black

34.68%

Hispanic

3.55%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.66%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.85%

Two or More Races

4.83%

How we calculated this

The first name "Arrie" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Brown" appears at a rate of 463.73 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Arrie are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 3 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Arrie

Arrie Smith Arrie Johnson Arrie Jones Arrie Williams Arrie Garcia

Other people with the surname Brown

Michael Brown James Brown John Brown David Brown Robert Brown William Brown Christopher Brown Joseph Brown

Arrie Brown: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Arrie Brown?

We estimate approximately 3 people named Arrie Brown are alive in the United States today. The first name Arrie is shared by 587 Americans, and the surname Brown is shared by 1,589,457.

How rare is the name Arrie Brown?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans. The first name Arrie is very rare and the surname Brown is very common.

Is Arrie a male or female name?

Arrie is predominantly female, with 15.1% of bearers being male and 84.9% female. It peaked in popularity in 1919 and the average bearer today is 51 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Arrie?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Arrie was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (48.77%). The next largest recorded groups were White (39.85%) and Hispanic (4.92%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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