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Brewer
OriginEnglish, occupational surname
Meaning"one who brews beer"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girls#10241
2025 SSA
US rank · boys#804
2025 SSA
About Brewer
Brewer is a surname turned first name that comes from the occupational name for someone who brews beer. Definitely a cool guy name, and one of the fastest-rising boys' names of 2025, when it broke into the Top 1000.
Brewer is also given to girls, where it ranks #10241 in the US.
Pronounced BROO-ur.
As of October 2026, Brewer ranked #10241 in US births in 2025 SSA.
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 | #3,310 | 33 | 17.2 |
| 2015 | #3,521 | 31 | 16.2 |
| 2016 | #3,536 | 31 | 16.3 |
| 2017 | #2,899 | 41 | 22.2 |
| 2018 | #3,059 | 38 | 20.9 |
| 2019 | #2,399 | 56 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | #1,915 | 77 | 44.6 |
| 2021 | #1,919 | 79 | 45.2 |
| 2022 | #1,664 | 103 | 59 |
| 2023 | #1,622 | 107 | 62.6 |
| 2024 | #1,106 | 193 | 112 |
| 2025 | #804 | 310 | 181.5 |
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