Brownie

Where Brownie comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Brownie through the years
  1. 1892
    First appearance
    #1,450 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1904
    Peak, #1,170
    10 babies named Brownie, its best rank.
  3. 1906
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1962
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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