Baby NamesExplore all names
SHARED SPELLING

✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Brownie

Used in both girl and boy records

Brownie appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

Choose a record

Brownie by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDBrownie as a girl’s nameUS records 1892–1962
#7902girl rank1923peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDBrownie as a boy’s nameUS records 1904–1959
#6775boy rank1920peak year
Read boy record ↗

Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Brownie in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl192333 uses#117019041892–196251 listed years
Boy192022 uses#120519041904–195946 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.