Masculine dossier · first seen 1950

Brain

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1982

Peak era

1982

Peak births

189

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Millennial

Quick answers about Brain

How many people are named Brain?

An estimated 4,213 living Americans are named Brain.

How rare is Brain?

Brain fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Brain?

The median age of a living American named Brain is approximately 47 years, with most bearers falling between 40 and 54 years old.

Is Brain still popular?

Not especially. Brain has been declining since its 1982 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Brain most common?

Brain has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 2.0× more often than the national baseline.

1950Peak 19822025

Peak year

1982

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

4,596

Brain last appeared in SSA records in 2017. Across its recorded history, about 4,596 American boys received the name.

Brain peaked in 1982, when 189 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 4,596 Americans named Brain since 1950.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationMillennial

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1982

Living profile

4,287

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age47

Core range40–54

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

New York

2.0× higher affinity than the national baseline.

New York · 1990s 2.0×

Louisiana · 1970s 1.8×

California · 1990s 1.5×