Brownie
- Last seen for girls in 1962 at #5,860
- Last seen for boys in 1959 at #3,290
- Given to girls 59.1% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1904 · 10 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 727since 1892
Brownie over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | — | |
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| 1959 | — | #3,290 | 7 | |
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| 1955 | — | #2,964 | 8 | |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | — | #3,143 | 7 | |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | — | |
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| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | — | #2,862 | 8 | |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #2,403 | 10 |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #2,195 | 11 |
| 1943 | #3,040 | 10 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1942 | — | #2,940 | 7 | |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | #1,894 | 14 |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #3,113 | 6 |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1937 | #2,570 | 11 | #1,756 | 16 |
| 1936 | #2,689 | 10 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #2,731 | 10 | #1,837 | 15 |
| 1934 | #1,913 | 17 | #1,725 | 17 |
| 1933 | #1,835 | 18 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #1,957 | 17 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1931 | #1,941 | 17 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #2,202 | 15 | #2,293 | 12 |
| 1929 | #1,953 | 18 | #2,199 | 13 |
| 1928 | #1,425 | 30 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1927 | #2,095 | 18 | #1,871 | 18 |
| 1926 | #1,772 | 23 | #2,436 | 12 |
| 1925 | #1,748 | 24 | #2,313 | 13 |
| 1924 | #1,612 | 28 | #1,839 | 19 |
| 1923 | #1,388 | 33 | #1,753 | 20 |
| 1922 | #1,836 | 22 | #3,014 | 9 |
| 1921 | #1,625 | 27 | #2,265 | 14 |
| 1920 | #1,470 | 30 | #1,642 | 22 |
| 1919 | #1,423 | 30 | #1,882 | 17 |
| 1918 | #1,566 | 26 | #1,998 | 16 |
| 1917 | #1,996 | 17 | #1,587 | 21 |
| 1916 | #1,533 | 24 | #1,646 | 19 |
| 1915 | #1,317 | 29 | #1,782 | 16 |
| 1914 | #1,480 | 19 | #1,975 | 11 |
| 1913 | #1,670 | 13 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #1,620 | 12 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1911 | #1,171 | 15 | — | |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #1,439 | 9 | #1,373 | 5 |
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| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,170 | 10 | #1,205 | 5 |
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| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,431 | 8 | — | |
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| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | — | |
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| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1892
The first year at least five girls were named Brownie! It came in at #1,450, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1894–1899, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Brownie is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Brownie in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Brownie
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1962
Rise & fade · girls
12 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1892
- Peaked 1904 at #1,170 (10 births)
- Births halved by 1906, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 27,536
- Highest: 1 in 27,536 girls born in 1904 were named Brownie (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 327,767 girls born in 1962 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 34.8% of all girls named Brownie (253) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1962
- Mostly boys until 1961, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 21 | #1,277 (1893) | #1,466 |
| 1900s | 49 | #1,170 (1904) | #1,419 |
| 1910s | 191 | #1,171 (1911) | #1,592 |
| 1920s | 253 | #1,388 (1923) | #1,692 |
| 1930s | 133 | #1,835 (1933) | #2,385 |
| 1940s | 55 | #3,040 (1943) | #3,553 |
| 1950s | 19 | #4,483 (1952) | #4,821 |
| 1960s | 6 | #5,860 (1962) | #5,860 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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