Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2020

Brazil

Gender Unisex · 90% girls Rank 2025 #4,677 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#4,677
among girls · ↑798 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
34
named Brazil · +48% vs 2024
How common
1 in 55,423
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
44 babies
All-time total
722
#9,966 all-time among girls
First recorded
1920
in Social Security records

Brazil popularity over time

722 babies have been named Brazil since 1920, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – 5 5 1 – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 8 – 8 1 – #8,851
1990s 39 – 39 4 +387% #7,580
2000s 154 19 173 17 +344% #5,741
2010s 255 26 281 28 +62% #4,459
2020s (to 2025) 197 19 216 36 +28% #3,894

Where Brazil is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 29 0.02 outside top 500
2027 28 0.02 outside top 500
2028 28 0.02 outside top 500
2029 28 0.02 outside top 500
2030 28 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Brazil

Brazil is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,677 in 2025 with 29 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1920, 722 American babies have been named Brazil, about 90% girls and 10% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2020, when 44 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Brazil stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brazil?

The median living Brazil is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 17. An estimated 700 people named Brazil are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Brazil year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 29 #4,677 5 #12,315
2024 23 #5,475 – –
2023 33 #4,291 6 #11,026
2022 38 #3,902 – –
2021 38 #3,894 – –
2020 36 #3,935 8 #8,860
2019 31 #4,459 – –
2018 29 #4,682 – –
2017 28 #4,827 6 #10,969
2016 22 #5,828 – –
2015 13 #8,542 6 #10,866
2014 29 #4,792 7 #9,777
2013 29 #4,777 7 #9,787
2012 29 #4,854 – –
2011 25 #5,393 – –
2010 20 #6,422 – –
2009 16 #7,737 – –
2008 23 #5,975 9 #8,406
2007 24 #5,741 – –
2006 22 #5,950 5 #12,282
2005 17 #6,873 5 #11,690
2004 14 #7,893 – –
2003 – – – –
2002 14 #7,497 – –
2001 17 #6,370 – –
2000 7 #11,976 – –
1995 8 #9,684 – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 5 #4,373
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Brazil, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Brazil?

The median living Brazil is about 11 years old. Half of all living Brazils are between 5 and 17 years old.

How many people named Brazil are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Brazil are alive in the United States, based on 722 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Brazil in 2025?

Brazil ranked #4,677 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 29 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brazil?

722 babies have been named Brazil in the United States since 1920, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brazil most popular?

Brazil peaked in 2020, when 44 newborns received the name.

Is Brazil a boy or girl name?

Brazil is used for both: about 90% of babies named Brazil have been girls and 10% boys.

Is the name Brazil rising or falling?

Brazil is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Brazil become more popular?

Brazil looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 28 girls named Brazil in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Brazil

Names that sound and feel close to Brazil: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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