Names / Unisex names
Brownie
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#1,175
in 1911
First recorded
1892
in U.S. data
Children named
1,200
since 1892
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,175 in 1911 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a unisex name, Brownie enters U.S. records in 1892. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. It crested in 1911 at #1,175. Roughly 1,200 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.