Brown is a rare variant of Brian that peaked in 1918 and has since faded.
Brown is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,764 for boy births in the United States (and #16,245 across all names), given to 10 babies. Brown first appears in 1881 and peaked in 1918 (55 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,764 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,355 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,080 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,007 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,944 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,009 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | — | #7,292 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | — | #4,906 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #10,460 | #5,577 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | — | #4,649 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | — | #4,550 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #5,705 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | — | #3,465 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #5,302 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | — | #3,344 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | — | #3,982 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | — | #4,116 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | — | #3,078 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | — | #3,343 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | — | #3,689 |
| 1960 | 14 | — | — | #2,220 |
| 1959 | 11 | — | — | #2,551 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | — | #3,309 |
| 1957 | 9 | — | — | #2,845 |
| 1956 | 11 | — | — | #2,515 |
| 1955 | 10 | — | — | #2,590 |
| 1954 | 8 | — | — | #2,978 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | — | #3,469 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | — | #2,903 |
| 1951 | 10 | — | — | #2,516 |
| 1950 | 12 | — | — | #2,222 |
| 1949 | 16 | — | — | #1,874 |
| 1948 | 13 | — | — | #2,126 |
| 1947 | 13 | — | — | #2,176 |
| 1946 | 10 | — | — | #2,413 |
| 1945 | 10 | — | — | #2,269 |
| 1944 | 13 | — | — | #2,001 |
| 1943 | 18 | — | — | #1,702 |
| 1942 | 13 | — | — | #2,050 |
| 1941 | 19 | — | — | #1,592 |
| 1940 | 28 | — | — | #1,277 |
| 1939 | 16 | — | — | #1,726 |
| 1938 | 12 | — | — | #2,093 |
| 1937 | 24 | — | — | #1,375 |
| 1936 | 18 | — | — | #1,591 |
| 1935 | 14 | — | — | #1,940 |
| 1934 | 23 | — | — | #1,427 |
| 1933 | 25 | — | — | #1,334 |
| 1932 | 24 | — | — | #1,432 |
| 1931 | 15 | — | — | #1,941 |
| 1930 | 26 | — | — | #1,433 |
| 1929 | 20 | — | — | #1,680 |
| 1928 | 21 | — | — | #1,656 |
| 1927 | 21 | — | — | #1,698 |
| 1926 | 32 | — | — | #1,281 |
| 1925 | 32 | — | — | #1,283 |
| 1924 | 34 | — | — | #1,251 |
| 1923 | 35 | — | — | #1,215 |
| 1922 | 50 | — | — | #1,000 |
| 1921 | 30 | — | — | #1,366 |
| 1920 | 36 | — | — | #1,209 |
| 1919 | 38 | — | — | #1,127 |
| 1918 | 55 | — | — | #896 |
| 1917 | 41 | — | — | #1,019 |
| 1916 | 45 | — | — | #953 |
| 1915 | 38 | — | — | #1,039 |
| 1914 | 27 | — | — | #1,104 |
| 1913 | 17 | — | — | #1,263 |
| 1912 | 26 | — | — | #881 |
| 1911 | 20 | — | — | #710 |
| 1910 | 13 | — | — | #873 |
| 1909 | 16 | — | — | #684 |
| 1908 | 17 | — | — | #634 |
| 1907 | 15 | — | — | #672 |
| 1906 | 10 | — | — | #803 |
| 1905 | 10 | — | — | #797 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | — | #1,077 |
| 1902 | 7 | — | — | #945 |
| 1901 | 8 | — | — | #785 |
| 1900 | 9 | — | — | #911 |
| 1899 | 7 | — | — | #869 |
| 1898 | 7 | — | — | #897 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | — | #958 |
| 1896 | 12 | — | — | #648 |
| 1895 | 7 | — | — | #886 |
| 1894 | 8 | — | — | #795 |
| 1893 | 7 | — | — | #847 |
| 1892 | 11 | — | — | #645 |
| 1891 | 9 | — | — | #652 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | — | #1,022 |
| 1889 | 9 | — | — | #681 |
| 1888 | 8 | — | — | #761 |
| 1887 | 11 | — | — | #551 |
| 1885 | 12 | — | — | #553 |
| 1883 | 12 | — | — | #531 |
| 1882 | 8 | — | — | #710 |
| 1881 | 14 | — | — | #465 |