Recorded 1913–2020 Boys' name Peak 1922 355 births

Brewster — boys' name

355 babies named Brewster in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s531920s831930s351940s531950s281960s291970s61980s241990s112000s182010s102020s5
1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Brewster was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

13 babies were named Brewster in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brewster

The Social Security Administration has registered 355 babies named Brewster between 1913 and 2020, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brewster currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brewster performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Brewster shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brewster 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 355 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.

Brewster at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

355

Since 1913

108 years of records

Peak year

1922

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1913

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2020

Brewster popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1913

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1922)
13
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
468101214 20201991196219541940192819201913 7

Brewster by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
83 births that decade — 23% of Brewster's all-time total
1910s531920s831930s351940s531950s281960s291970s61980s241990s112000s182010s102020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brewster?
355 babies have been named Brewster since 1913. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1922 with 13 births.
When was Brewster most popular?
Brewster was most popular in the 1920s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Brewster been used?
Brewster has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 108 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Brewster?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brett, Brent, Brendan, Brennan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.