How Many People Are Named Briar?
people named Briar are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 25,836 people in the US has this name
Based on 13,349 babies named Briar in Social Security records from 1971 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,175 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word for the thorny plant.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Briar, 52.6% were girls and 47.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Briar rose from 22.8% in the 1990s to 62% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Briar alive today is about 10 years old, and 95% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 13 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Briar first appears in the records in 1971, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 1,175 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1971 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Briar has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #400, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #400. Among boys, its best rank was #671, in 2023.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #400 | #686 |
| Best rank | #400 (2025) | #671 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #517 in the 2020s | #706 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Briar alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Briar were born in Texas than in any other state: about 857 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Briar was given 5.4 times as often in North Dakota, 5 times in West Virginia and 3.7 times in Iowa.
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