Recorded 1920–1931 Unisex name Peak 1922 27 births

Brunell — unisex name

27 babies named Brunell in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Brunell was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

9 babies were named Brunell in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brunell

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Brunell between 1920 and 1931, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brunell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Brunell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1951.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brunell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Brunell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brunell 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 27 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.

Brunell at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

27

Since 1920

12 years of records

Peak year

1922

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1920

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1931

Brunell popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1920

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1922)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Brunell popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1951 (Brunell as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1951 5

Brunell by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
20 births that decade — 74% of Brunell's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brunell?
27 babies have been named Brunell since 1920. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1922 with 9 births.
When was Brunell most popular?
Brunell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Is Brunell a unisex name?
Yes, Brunell is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 27 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Brunell been used?
Brunell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 12 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Brunell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bruce, Brunilda, Bruna, Brucha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1920–1931 (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.