Baby Name Popularity Profile

Briar

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Briar.

✦ Thorny bush 🌍 English Nature
National Rank (2025) #686
All-Time Peak Rank #671 Achieved 2023
Total U.S. Births 6,347 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 43.7% Boy / 56.3% Girl Highly Balanced
Girl Rank (2025) #400 β†— as a Girl name
First Recorded 1971 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 405 births in 2023
πŸ’‘ The Briar Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Thorny bush
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from the English word 'briar', referring to a thorny shrub, often a wild rose.
Pronunciation: BRY-Ι™r
Themes & Categories
Nature
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Briar across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +24.8%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +95.6%
2015: 203 births 203 2016: 203 births 2017: 244 births 2018: 278 births 2019: 302 births 2020: 318 births 318 2021: 364 births 2022: 347 births 2023: 405 births 2024: 387 births 2025: 397 births 397
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 405 births in 2023
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 36 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 31
1980s: 10
1990s: 716
2000s: 1,244
2010s: 2,128
2020s: 2,218

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Bri-ar
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with B, a letter used by only 3.6% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Arkansas
Top States Arkansas, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Indiana, Tennessee
States with Data 35
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Arkansas #222 205 2020 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #131 176 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #429 255 2012 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #397 344 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #360 297 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #350 295 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #456 224 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #219 134 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #579 322 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #629 194 2020 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota #198 23 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #578 122 2021 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #682 171 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #576 288 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #341 93 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #851 174 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #955 358 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #694 90 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #636 235 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #392 44 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #445 26 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Washington Unranked 57 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 32 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #987 80 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #476 44 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #424 60 2025 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota #264 11 2021 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #559 40 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #544 103 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 6 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland Unranked 25 2023 Insufficient historical volume
California #2528 62 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado Unranked 7 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona Unranked 6 2023 Insufficient historical volume
New York Unranked 24 2021 Insufficient historical volume

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