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Origin & history of Brown1
Modern American roots
Brown comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Color, earthy, common, surname..
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How popular is Brown?
1918
peak year
Today, Brown is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #10141), with only about 7 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1918, 55 babies were given the name (ranked #896 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1910s. In all, around 1,472 babies have been registered as Brown since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
55
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #896)
(ranked #896)
7
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
70
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,472
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Brown9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
B2
R9
O6
W5
N5
Sum: 27 → Life path 9
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Personality of Brown🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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