Unisex name · since 1989
Brazil
653 babies named Brazil in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,709 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 653
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
653 babies have been named Brazil since 1989, making it today's #4709 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Brazil recorded 653 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #4709 nationally today, ahead of 73% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #9,966 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,709 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 653 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brazil ranks #9,966 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,709 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 653 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,709 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 653
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brazil's 653 recorded births place it above 86.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Brazil compares
653 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brazil's all-time total is 74% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brazil | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 653 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brazil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brazil's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brazil popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Brazil popularity over time - boys
69 total births recorded since 1920 (Brazil as boys' name)
Brazil by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (255 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Brazil's strongest decade.
255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Brazil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
154 births
- 2010s
2010s
255 births
- 2020s
2020s
197 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 255 births (39% of all-time use).
How Brazil compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Brazil's total volume
Brazil by state
Where Brazil concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 23 | 3.5% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
23 of 653 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Brazil's data
- Brazil's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (255 total births) through the 2020s (197) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Brazils (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brazil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Brazil draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.