Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Brain yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5 | #3,748 |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,939 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,814 |
| 1957 | 17 | #1,960 |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,773 |
| 1959 | 26 | #1,560 |
| 1960 | 23 | #1,695 |
| 1961 | 30 | #1,467 |
| 1962 | 43 | #1,188 |
| 1963 | 53 | #1,037 |
| 1964 | 49 | #1,084 |
| 1965 | 60 | #947 |
| 1966 | 88 | #774 |
| 1967 | 98 | #744 |
| 1968 | 118 | #696 |
| 1969 | 143 | #659 |
| 1970 | 143 | #692 |
| 1971 | 162 | #646 |
| 1972 | 179 | #597 |
| 1973 | 170 | #608 |
| 1974 | 176 | #604 |
| 1975 | 182 | #601 |
| 1976 | 154 | #661 |
| 1977 | 163 | #661 |
| 1978 | 144 | #698 |
| 1979 | 160 | #675 |
| 1980 | 177 | #652 |
| 1981 | 162 | #679 |
| 1982 | 189 | #632 |
| 1983 | 187 | #624 |
| 1984 | 141 | #733 |
| 1985 | 155 | #709 |
| 1986 | 143 | #756 |
| 1987 | 139 | #782 |
| 1988 | 133 | #819 |
| 1989 | 105 | #997 |
| 1990 | 75 | #1,278 |
| 1991 | 79 | #1,256 |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,921 |
| 1993 | 45 | #1,851 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,088 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,930 |
| 1996 | 30 | #2,541 |
| 1997 | 25 | #2,992 |
| 1998 | 32 | #2,602 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,290 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,084 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,072 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,565 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,292 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,850 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,953 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,141 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,308 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,005 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,911 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,745 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,965 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,777 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,442 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,962 |
