Names / Boy names
Brain
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#597
in 1972
First recorded
1950
in U.S. data
Children named
4,600
since 1950
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #597 in 1972 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Brain is a boys' name that first shows up in 1950. Its strongest year was 1972, at #597 nationally. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Over 4,600 have carried it since records began.