Names / Boy names
Brown
Current rank
#7,764
and rising
All-time peak
#465
in 1881
First recorded
1881
in U.S. data
Children named
1,400
since 1881
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #465 in 1881 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Linked to the color brown. Stateside, it makes its debut in 1881. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. It topped out in 1881 at #465. Only about 1,400 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.