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
- Peak · girls
- 1904 · 10 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 727since 1892
Brownie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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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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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.
See more about Brownie
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1962
- Debuted 1892
- Peaked 1904 at #1,170 (10 births)
- Births halved by 1906, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- 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%)
- 34.8% of all girls named Brownie (253) were born in this decade
- 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.
Brownie in 1924
Top girls' names in 1924
Top boys' names in 1924
More about 1924
girls
1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 44,603 of them was named Brownie, which outranked 72.7% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,566Wilhelmenia29
- #1,566Williemae29
- #1,566Wilmer29
- #1,612Brownie28
- #1,612Amber28
- #1,612Arizona28
- #1,612Belen28
- #1,643Aldine27
- #1,643Aleene27
- #1,643Audree27
Tied with 30 names at #1,612; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 59,618 of them was named Brownie, which outranked 63.0% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,776Vilas20
- #1,776Waddell20
- #1,776Willy20
- #1,839Brownie19
- #1,839Adelard19
- #1,839Alban19
- #1,839Albertus19
- #1,894Adolphe18
- #1,894Aldon18
- #1,894Alfons18
Tied with 54 names at #1,839; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.