Total births
138
Girls' name · since 1910
Brunette
138 babies named Brunette in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 138
- total births
- 1910–1955
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
Brunette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 138 have been recorded since 1910.
Brunette has 138 recorded births among girls since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1955.
- 138 total births
- 1910–1955 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
138 girls have been named Brunette since 1910, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1955.
- 138
- total births
- 1910–1955
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
39% of everyone ever named Brunette was born in this single decade.
1917
Single peak year
12 babies were named Brunette in 1917 - its busiest year on record.
Brunette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brunette's full recorded timeline at 1925, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1910, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brunette at a glance
Last recorded 1955Peak year
1917
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1910
Brunette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1955
- Peak year (1917)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Brunette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Brunette's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Brunette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
38 births
- 1920s
1920s
54 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 54 births (39% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Brunette? ▼
Brunette has been given to 138 babies in the U.S. since 1910, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1955. 12 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
When was Brunette most popular? ▼
Brunette was most popular in the 1920s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Brunette been used? ▼
Records for Brunette go back to 1910, giving 46 years of history through 1955.
What names are similar to Brunette? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bruce, Bruna, Brunilda, Bruchy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Brunette's data
- Brunette's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (54 total births) through the 1950s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Brunette
Nearby Names Like Brunette
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Brunette
Bruce Girl
1,395 births
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Brunilda Girl
1,057 births
Bruchy Girl
#3210 614 births
Brucha Girl
#5869 603 births
Compare Brunette side by side: Brunette vs Bruce Brunette vs Bruna Brunette vs Brunilda
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1910–1955 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Brunette: Baby Name Since 1910 - 138 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/brunette. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Brunette 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 July 2026.