Recorded 1916–1922 Boys' name Peak 1922 16 births

Brownlow — boys' name

16 babies named Brownlow in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s6
1910s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Brownlow was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

6 babies were named Brownlow in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brownlow

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Brownlow between 1916 and 1922, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brownlow currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1922. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brownlow performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Brownlow shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brownlow 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 16 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.

Brownlow at a glance

Last recorded 1922

Total births

16

Since 1916

7 years of records

Peak year

1922

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1922

Active since

1916

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1922

Brownlow popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1916

Last recorded 1922
Peak year (1922)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 192219191916 5

Brownlow by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
10 births that decade — 63% of Brownlow's all-time total
1910s101920s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brownlow?
16 babies have been named Brownlow since 1916. It was last recorded in 1922. The peak year was 1922 with 6 births.
When was Brownlow most popular?
Brownlow was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Brownlow been used?
Brownlow has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 7 years of data through 1922.
What names are similar to Brownlow?
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, 1916–1922 (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.