Brainard — boys' name

What the Data Says About Brainard

The Social Security Administration has registered 129 babies named Brainard between 1913 and 1975, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brainard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brainard performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Brainard shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brainard in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 129 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.