Is Brewer a boy or girl name?

Brewer is a boy’s name. Of the 1,404 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.0% were girls and 99.0% were boys.

Brewer

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Brewer was most popular in 2025, when 319 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,617 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,617, with 319 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,404 people named Brewer.

Brewer over time

Births per year. The dot marks Brewer’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Brewer a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brewer is a boy’s name — 1.0% of the 1,404 Americans given it were girls and 99.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Brewer

Where Brewer is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org