Boys' name · since 1912

Brother

Brother has 16 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#30,579 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1912
1920s
peak decade

Brother sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 1912.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brother has been recorded 16 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1924.

  • #30,579 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1912
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brother ranks #30,579 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.

#30,579 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1912
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Brother's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Brother's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Brother splits its recorded history at 1922: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Brother popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1924

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1922)
6
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 191219221924 5

Brother by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).

1920s was Brother's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Brother births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brother? ▼
16 babies have been named Brother since 1912. All-time, it sits at #30,579 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1922 with 6 births.
Where does Brother sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brother ranks #30,579 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Brother most popular? ▼
Brother was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Brother been used? ▼
Brother has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 13 years of data through 1924.
What names are similar to Brother? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brody, Brooks, Brock, Brodie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Brother

Nearby Names Like Brother

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Brother

Brody Boy
#236 81,678 births
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#64 57,946 births
Brock Boy
#811 43,540 births
Brodie Boy
#1039 11,391 births
Bronson Boy
#1049 10,693 births

Compare Brother side by side: Brother vs Brody Brother vs Brooks Brother vs Brock

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Rozier
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Bunyon
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Chatman
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Crawley
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Lurie
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Wencel
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Brother: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1912–1924 (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 Brother 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.