girl's name

Brunette

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 388

Brunette is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1955 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1913, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1904.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Brunette over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1993, not a full ten years.

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'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '90
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Births named Brunette by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 10
1910s 30
1920s 30
1930s 55
1940s 50
1950s 40
1960s 20
1970s 10
1990s (to 1993) 5

How popular is Brunette?

In 1993, Brunette was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Brunette is used

France #3,778 5 in 1993
United States #5,060 7 in 1955

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Brunette

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Brunette also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Brunette over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Brunette

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Brunette — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Brunette

How popular is the name Brunette?

In 1993, Brunette was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Brunette a girl's or a boy's name?

Brunette is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Brunette?

Brunette has 2 syllables.

When was Brunette most popular?

Brunette peaked in 1913, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.