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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Brain

Brain was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 597th; the most babies were born in 1982 (189). More babies were named Brain in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1982189 babies
Total since 1880
4,606babies recorded

Brain popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 1977.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#8,9128
2000#3,08428
1990#1,27875
1980#652177
1970#692143
1960#1,69523
1950#3,7485
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Brain, counting every spelling?

Brain has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Brain?

About 4,200 people born in the US named Brain are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 40 and 54. That makes Brain mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Brain by state

How common Brain was among boys born in each state in 1980–1984, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (1.6×), Michigan (1.6×). In 30 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesWA0.04Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesIL0.15Michigan: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesMI0.15New York: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesNY0.09Massachusetts: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMA0.06Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIN0.06Ohio: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesOH0.08Pennsylvania: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesPA0.10New Jersey: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.09Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesCA0.11Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCO0.06Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesKY0.04West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesVA0.07Maryland: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMD0.08Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesTN0.09North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesLA0.11Mississippi: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesMS0.12Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesGA0.10Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesTX0.06Florida: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesFL0.13
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Brain, boys, 1980–1984. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Brain: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brain, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Brain

How popular is the name Brain?

Brain was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 597th; the most babies were born in 1982 (189). More babies were named Brain in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Brain a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 10 girls and 4,596 boys.

Where was Brain most popular?

In 1980–1984, Brain was most common in Illinois (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Florida.