Brownie
Brownie was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1911, when it ranked 1175th; the most babies were born in 1923 (33). More babies were named Brownie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedgirls
- Babies in 2025
- 0girls
- Girls and boys
- No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192333 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,231babies recorded
Brownie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | #3,249 | #1,908 | 8 | 14 |
| 1930 | #2,209 | #2,316 | 15 | 12 |
| 1920 | #1,475 | #1,650 | 30 | 22 |
| 1910 | #2,178 | #1,624 | 6 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,452 | — | 8 | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Brownie, counting every spelling?
Brownie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
Brownie by state
How common Brownie was among girls born in each state in 1921–1925, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (12.0×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Brownie
How popular is the name Brownie?
Brownie was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1911, when it ranked 1175th; the most babies were born in 1923 (33). More babies were named Brownie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Brownie a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 727 girls and 504 boys.
Where was Brownie most popular?
In 1921–1925, Brownie was most common in Tennessee (0.26 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and Virginia.