Browning
Browning is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Browning
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Browning is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Browning
Browning first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 11 Brownings were born — ranking #7,024 that year. As of 2026, Browning ranks #9,752 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 69 Brownings have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Browning
Phonetically similar names — useful when Browning is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Bruning
- Brining
- Branning
- Braining
- Bruening
- Brenning
- Burning
- Bringing
- Brimming
- Berning
- Brooming
- Breaming
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Browning
Browning is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 69 births in the dataset. Browning's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #7,024. Use the chart and map above to compare Browning's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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