Given name & surname
Brewer
“one who brews”
Brewer is a variant of Brewster. One English interpretation is “one who brews.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brewer is a variant of Brewster. One English interpretation is “one who brews.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brewer is a variant of Brewster. An origin associated with Brewster is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Brewer is a variant of Brewster. The history of Brewster gives this family its wider story. Brewster’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Brewer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,404
- 1,390 boys · 14 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 319 babies
- 2025
- 319
- #804 for boys · #10,241 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +232%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 310 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 804 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 225.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 9 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Tennessee and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (23 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 617 as a first name in 2020; 98,650 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brewer’s family of names
Brewer has a related form in Brewster.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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