Is Brain a boy or girl name?
Brain was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 4,606 US babies named Brain were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Brain since 1950
- 4,606
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 189 babies
Boys and girls named Brain, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 82 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 705 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,633 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1980s | 1,531 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1990s | 415 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 191 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,962 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,442 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,777 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,965 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,745 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,911 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,005 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,442 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,308 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,141 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,953 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,850 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,292 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,565 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,072 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,084 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,290 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 32 | #2,602 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 25 | #2,992 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 30 | #2,541 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,930 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,088 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 45 | #1,851 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,921 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 79 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 75 | #1,278 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 105 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 133 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 139 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 143 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 155 | #709 | 5 | #10,844 |
| 1984 | 141 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 187 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 189 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 162 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 177 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 160 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 144 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 163 | #661 | 5 | #9,792 |
| 1976 | 154 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 182 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 176 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 170 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 179 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 162 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 143 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 143 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 118 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 98 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 88 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 60 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 49 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 53 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 43 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 30 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 23 | #1,695 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 26 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,773 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 17 | #1,960 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,814 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,939 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,748 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brain reached #597 in 1972. As a girl name, it reached #9,792 in 1977. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Brain
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.