Brewer: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “beer maker”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- BROO-er · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
An English occupational surname meaning 'brewer'. As a first name it follows the surname-as-given-name pattern.
How popular is Brewer?
Babies named Brewer in 2024198
2024 rank#1,106 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18801,085
Brewer is rising: use over the last five years is 3.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Brewer
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Brewer questions
What does the name Brewer mean?
Brewer means "beer maker". It comes from English. An English occupational surname meaning 'brewer'. As a first name it follows the surname-as-given-name pattern.
Is Brewer a boy or girl name?
Brewer is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Brewer?
198 US babies were named Brewer in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Brewer?
Brewer is usually pronounced BROO-er.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.