Recorded 1994–2019 Boys' name Peak 2013 69 births

Browning — boys' name

69 babies named Browning in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s52010s59
2010s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Browning was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

11 babies were named Browning in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Browning

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Browning between 1994 and 2019, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Browning currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Browning performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Browning shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Browning 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 69 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.

Browning at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

69

Since 1994

26 years of records

Peak year

2013

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1994

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2019

Browning popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1994

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2013)
11
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4681012 2019201620152014201320122011201020091994 5

Browning by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
59 births that decade — 86% of Browning's all-time total
1990s52000s52010s59

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Browning?
69 babies have been named Browning since 1994. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2013 with 11 births.
When was Browning most popular?
Browning was most popular in the 2010s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Browning been used?
Browning has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 26 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Browning?
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.

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, 1994–2019 (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.