How Many People Are Named Briseis?
people named Briseis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 250,208 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,376 babies named Briseis in Social Security records from 2000 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
100 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Patronymic derived from Βρισευς (Briseus), a Greek name of unknown meaning. In Greek mythology Briseis (real name Hippodameia) was the daughter of Briseus. She was captured during the Trojan War by Achilles. After Agamemnon took her away from him, Achilles refused to fight in the war.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Briseis in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Briseis alive today is about 12 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 17 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Briseis first appears in the records in 2000 and was given most often in 2006, to 100 babies. In 2025, 23 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2000 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Briseis has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,991, in 2006. In 2025 it ranked #5,436.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,436 |
| Best rank | #1,991 (2006) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,523 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Briseis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Briseis were born in California than in any other state: about 279 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Briseis was given 5.8 times as often in Arizona, 3.2 times in Texas and 2.9 times in California.
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