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Brain
OriginMisspelling of Brian
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
GirlsUnranked
Below 5 births
BoysUnranked
Below 5 births
About Brain
Brain is not a name, it's a misspelling of the long-popular Brian. What's really astonishing is not that it made the Top 1000 at all but that it hung on there for 25 years, from 1965 through 1989, Brian's heyday. All we can say is: sad.
Brain is also given to girls.
Pronounced BRAYN.
As of October 2026, Brain ranked #10844 for girls in US births in 1985 and #10962 for boys in US births in 2017 SSA, peaked at #9792 for girls in 1977 and #597 for boys in 1972.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Brain on lists
Brain in pop culture
- BrainBoy
mouse from TV show "Pinky and the Brain"
- BrainBoy
dog from TV show "Inspector Gadget"
- The BrainBoy
character on the PBS Kids TV show "Arthur"
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