Brain Boy
How popular is Brain?
Peaked in 1982
No babies were recorded with the name Brain in 2025. It was most used in 1982, when 189 boys got the name.
4,223living people named Brain (est.)
47median age of people named Brain
4,606babies named Brain since 1880
Brain popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 boys |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1982 (189 boys) |
| Highest rank | #596 in 1972 |
| First recorded | 1950 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
Brain counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Bren family of names ranked #4,266 for boys in 2025 (#3,349 the year before), with 15 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bren | 7 | 47% |
| Bron | 8 | 53% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Brain by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 82 | #1,558 |
| 1960s | 705 | #659 |
| 1970s | 1,633 | #596 |
| 1980s | 1,531 | #624 |
| 1990s | 415 | #1,248 |
| 2000s | 191 | #3,056 |
| 2010s | 39 | #8,797 |
Questions
- Is Brain a boy or girl name?
- Brain is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Brain were boys.
- How popular is the name Brain?
- No babies were recorded with the name Brain in 2025. It was most used in 1982, when 189 boys got the name.
- When was Brain most popular?
- Brain peaked in 1982, when 189 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #596 in 1972.
- How many people are named Brain?
- 4,606 babies have been named Brain in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,223 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 47.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.