Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Brewer

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #804 Trend ↑ Rising 267%
Rank 2025
#804
among boys · ↑305 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
319
named Brewer · +61% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,510
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
319 babies
All-time total
1,404
#4,176 all-time among boys
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Brewer popularity over time

1,404 babies have been named Brewer since 1913, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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 – 15 15 2 – #2,876
1920s – 16 16 2 +7% #3,788
1930s – 10 10 1 -38% #3,825
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – 13 13 1 – #7,235
2000s – 101 101 10 +677% #4,178
2010s – 366 366 37 +262% #2,399
2020s (to 2025) 14 869 883 147 +302% #804

Where Brewer is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 390 0.23 outside top 500
2027 475 0.28 outside top 500
2028 561 0.33 outside top 500
2029 646 0.38 #472
2030 729 0.43 #435

Where Brewer is most popular

Boys named Brewer per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.092 per 1,000. Strongest in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Brewer born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Tennessee 55 0.305 +232%
Kentucky 24 0.239 +161%
Alabama 22 0.201 +119%
Missouri 27 0.195 +112%
Mississippi 11 0.194 +111%
Indiana 30 0.187 +104%
Ohio 46 0.174 +89%
North Carolina 39 0.153 +67%
Arkansas 8 0.126 +38%
Iowa 8 0.116 +27%
Nebraska 5 0.115 +25%
Oklahoma 10 0.113 +23%
Kansas 7 0.102 +11%
Michigan 20 0.098 +6%
South Carolina 10 0.097 +6%
Georgia 24 0.095 ≈ national
Wisconsin 11 0.093 ≈ national
Washington 15 0.092 ≈ national
Texas 66 0.075 -18%
Illinois 16 0.063 -32%
Utah 5 0.052 -43%
Florida 19 0.040 -56%
Pennsylvania 8 0.030 -67%
California 15 0.016 -82%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Brewer

Brewer is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #804 in 2025 with 310 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 1,404 American babies have been named Brewer. Its peak came in 2025, when 319 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 Brewer stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brewer?

The median living Brewer is about 3 years old; half are between 1 and 9. An estimated 1,400 people named Brewer are alive in the United States today.

median 3 020406080100

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

Brewer 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 9 #10,241 310 #804
2024 5 #15,697 193 #1,109
2023 – – 107 #1,623
2022 – – 103 #1,666
2021 – – 79 #1,919
2020 – – 77 #1,915
2019 – – 56 #2,399
2018 – – 38 #3,061
2017 – – 41 #2,900
2016 – – 31 #3,537
2015 – – 31 #3,521
2014 – – 33 #3,310
2013 – – 35 #3,134
2012 – – 43 #2,779
2011 – – 34 #3,246
2010 – – 24 #4,119
2009 – – 24 #4,178
2008 – – 21 #4,560
2007 – – 11 #7,159
2006 – – 15 #5,555
2005 – – 13 #5,916
2004 – – – –
2003 – – 12 #5,922
2002 – – 5 #10,887
2001 – – – –
2000 – – – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – 5 #4,063
1925 – – 6 #3,788
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Brewer?

The median living Brewer is about 3 years old. Half of all living Brewers are between 1 and 9 years old.

How many people named Brewer are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Brewer are alive in the United States, based on 1,404 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Brewer in 2025?

Brewer ranked #804 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 310 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brewer?

1,404 babies have been named Brewer in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brewer most popular?

Brewer peaked in 2025, when 319 newborns received the name.

Is Brewer a boy or girl name?

Brewer is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Brewer rising or falling?

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

Will Brewer become more popular?

Brewer is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 729 boys named Brewer in 2030, which would rank around #435. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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