Baby Name Popularity Profile

Briar

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

✦ Thorny bush 🌍 English Nature
National Rank (2025) #400
All-Time Peak Rank #400 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 7,002 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 43.7% Boy / 56.3% Girl Highly Balanced
Boy Rank (2025) #686 β†— as a Boy name
First Recorded 1972 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 778 births in 2025
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) +49.9%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +131.5%
2015: 336 births 336 2016: 355 births 2017: 397 births 2018: 422 births 2019: 529 births 2020: 519 births 519 2021: 597 births 2022: 579 births 2023: 550 births 2024: 589 births 2025: 778 births 778
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 778 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 1 yrs
Longest Streak 42 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: 50
1980s: 75
1990s: 212
2000s: 466
2010s: 2,587
2020s: 3,612

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 North Dakota
Top States North Dakota, Montana, South Dakota, Utah, Iowa
States with Data 45
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
North Dakota #103 97 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Montana #173 62 2022 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota #75 62 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #198 130 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #106 209 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #170 111 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #197 59 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #199 183 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #172 139 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #301 106 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #240 232 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #547 123 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #356 162 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #641 101 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #221 157 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #223 137 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 10 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #235 80 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #260 173 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #338 151 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #290 160 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire #124 22 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #416 505 2025 +44.6% Growth
Michigan #306 230 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #655 205 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #452 103 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #350 236 2025 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #234 47 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #531 141 2025 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #478 70 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #387 231 2024 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #540 134 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #347 81 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #433 217 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 16 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 5 2024 Insufficient historical volume
California #1002 359 2022 +3.8% Growth
Alabama #838 44 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #864 31 2021 Insufficient historical volume
New York #798 143 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 6 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #693 42 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #537 21 2021 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #790 32 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #550 11 2024 Insufficient historical volume

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