Brain
1 countryUS
4,606
total births, United States
Total births recorded
4,606
Peak year (United States)
1982
Peak-year count
189
First recorded
1950
Popularity over time in United States
Brain’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
4,606 births recorded 1950–2017 · peaked in 1982 with 189 births
Most common in: California, New York, Illinois, Texas, Michigan
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Brain’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | #2535 | — |
| 1997 | #2981 | ↓446 |
| 1998 | #2599 | ↑382 |
| 1999 | #3279 | ↓680 |
| 2000 | #3075 | ↑204 |
| 2001 | #3061 | ↑14 |
| 2002 | #3554 | ↓493 |
| 2003 | #3280 | ↑274 |
| 2004 | #5813 | ↓2533 |
| 2005 | #3941 | ↑1872 |
| 2006 | #6094 | ↓2153 |
| 2007 | #6262 | ↓168 |
| 2008 | #6393 | ↓131 |
| 2009 | #9864 | ↓3471 |
| 2010 | #8803 | ↑1061 |
| 2011 | #9600 | ↓797 |
| 2012 | #10770 | ↓1170 |
| 2013 | #9655 | ↑1115 |
| 2016 | #12185 | ↓2530 |
| 2017 | #10775 | ↑1410 |