How Many People Are Named Bevan Brown?

There are approximately 3 people named Bevan 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 Bevan 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

3

1 in 114,251,446 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Bevan: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Bevan. The peak year was 1978 with 21 births. The average person named Bevan today is 39 years old.

Male
Female
0 4 8 13 17 21 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Bevan

In the 2020 Census, the first name Bevan was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (71.18%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (11.13%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (6.95%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Bevan 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 Bevan rose or fell over time.

White
71.18%
Black
11.13%
Hispanic
3.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander
6.95%
American Indian/Alaska Native
1.01%
Two or More Races
6.70%

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 "Bevan" 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 Bevan 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.

Bevan Brown: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Bevan Brown?

We estimate approximately 3 people named Bevan Brown are alive in the United States today. The first name Bevan is shared by 558 Americans, and the surname Brown is shared by 1,589,457.

How rare is the name Bevan Brown?

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

Is Bevan a male or female name?

Bevan is predominantly male, with 89.6% of bearers being male and 10.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1978 and the average bearer today is 39 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Bevan?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Bevan was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (71.18%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (11.13%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (6.95%). 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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