TheNameDBBriar
M FBriar is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (33% of births). There have been 12,170 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 6,222 as girls and 5,948 as boys. Briar gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2021 and remains popular today.
Popularity Over Time
Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 974 |
| 2023 | 955 |
| 2022 | 926 |
| 2021 | 961 |
| 2020 | 837 |
| 2019 | 831 |
| 2018 | 700 |
| 2017 | 641 |
| 2016 | 557 |
| 2015 | 539 |
| 2014 | 361 |
| 2013 | 269 |
| 2012 | 297 |
| 2011 | 275 |
| 2010 | 243 |
| 2009 | 210 |
| 2008 | 203 |
| 2007 | 212 |
| 2006 | 185 |
| 2005 | 147 |
| 2004 | 162 |
| 2003 | 175 |
| 2002 | 135 |
| 2001 | 145 |
| 2000 | 136 |
| 1999 | 97 |
| 1998 | 90 |
| 1997 | 101 |
| 1996 | 105 |
| 1995 | 120 |
| 1994 | 103 |
| 1993 | 77 |
| 1992 | 78 |
| 1991 | 107 |
| 1990 | 50 |
| 1989 | 11 |
| 1988 | 8 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1984 | 12 |
| 1982 | 13 |
| 1981 | 11 |
| 1980 | 12 |
| 1979 | 7 |
| 1978 | 8 |
| 1977 | 13 |
| 1976 | 14 |
| 1975 | 13 |
| 1974 | 5 |
| 1973 | 11 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1971 | 5 |