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Briar name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Briar ranks #400 in female records (778 reported) and #686 in male records (397 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#400 · 778 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 189 female records (589 to 778); rank moved from #522 to #400.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 181 female records (597 to 778); rank moved from #516 to #400.
2025 male rank and count
#686 · 397 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 10 male records (387 to 397); rank moved from #698 to #686.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 33 male records (364 to 397); rank moved from #714 to #686.
Peak year in available data
2025: 778 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Briar becoming more popular?

Briar's reported female count increased by 189 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #522 to #400. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Briar in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for BriarFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.7780201620252016: 355 female records2017: 397 female records2018: 422 female records2019: 529 female records2020: 519 female records2021: 597 female records2022: 579 female records2023: 550 female records2024: 589 female records2025: 778 female records2016: 203 male records2017: 244 male records2018: 278 male records2019: 302 male records2020: 318 male records2021: 364 male records2022: 347 male records2023: 405 male records2024: 387 male records2025: 397 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025778400397686
2024589522387698
2023550549405671
2022579534347741
2021597516364714
2020519567318757
2019529578302775
2018422687278810
2017397722244882
20163558012031,008

Questions about Briar’s popularity

How common is Briar in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Briar ranks #400 in female records (778 reported) and #686 in male records (397 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Briar?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Briar only.

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