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Brother

BRUH-thur /ˈbrʌðər/

At a glance

In short
Brother is an Old English name traditionally associated with the close bond between siblings, and can be a unique given name for boys.
U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 1924 (#4,347)
Babies in 1924
5 (<0.01% of boys)
Peak
#2,544 in 1912
First recorded
1912

Meaning of Brother

Originating from Old English, the name Brother is traditionally associated with the close bond between siblings. Although it is more commonly used as a term to refer to a male sibling, it can also be chosen as a unique and endearing given name for boys. In British English, Brother is pronounced as BRUH-thuh (/ˈbrʌðər/), while in American English it is pronounced as BRUH-thur (/ˈbrʌðər/). The name has been recorded in historical data for newborns in the United States since at least 1912, with varying levels of popularity over the years.

How to pronounce Brother

American English

British English

Popularity of Brother in the U.S.

Brother was last recorded in the U.S. in 1924, ranked #4,347 with 5 babies. It peaked at #2,544 in 1912. It first appears in the records in 1912.

Bar and line chart: Brother in the U.S., 1912–1924. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 6 in 1922 and 5 in 1924. Line: rank among boy names, peak #2,544 in 1912, #4,347 in 1924.
  • Boys named Brother (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1912–1924. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1912⁠–⁠1924 3 rows
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
192454,347back
192263,872back
191252,544new