Unisex name · since 1920
Brunell
Brunell has 27 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #42,112 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Brunell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 27 have been recorded since 1920.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brunell has been recorded 27 times among girls since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1920 to 1931.
- #42,112 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 27 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brunell ranks #42,112 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #42,112 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Brunell's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brunell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brunell's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brunell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1931
- Peak year (1922)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Brunell popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1951 (Brunell as boys' name)
Brunell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (20 births, 74% of the file).
1920s was Brunell's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Brunell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
20 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 20 births (74% of all-time use).
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What to do with Brunell's data
- Brunell's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 1930s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brunell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~11 yrs)
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, 1920–1931 (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 Brunell 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.