Is Briar a boy or girl name?
Briar is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 588 girls and 386 boys were named Briar, so 60.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 51.1% of the 12,170 US babies named Briar were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #698
- Girl rank, 2024
- #522
- Babies named Briar since 1971
- 12,170
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 974 babies
Boys and girls named Briar, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31 | 50 | 61.7% |
| 1980s | 10 | 75 | 88.2% |
| 1990s | 716 | 212 | 22.8% |
| 2000s | 1,244 | 466 | 27.3% |
| 2010s | 2,127 | 2,586 | 54.9% |
| 2020s | 1,820 | 2,833 | 60.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 386 | #698 | 588 | #522 |
| 2023 | 405 | #670 | 550 | #549 |
| 2022 | 347 | #741 | 579 | #534 |
| 2021 | 364 | #714 | 597 | #516 |
| 2020 | 318 | #757 | 519 | #567 |
| 2019 | 302 | #775 | 529 | #576 |
| 2018 | 278 | #810 | 422 | #687 |
| 2017 | 244 | #881 | 397 | #722 |
| 2016 | 202 | #1,008 | 355 | #801 |
| 2015 | 203 | #1,005 | 336 | #836 |
| 2014 | 203 | #1,008 | 158 | #1,436 |
| 2013 | 161 | #1,128 | 108 | #1,868 |
| 2012 | 189 | #1,030 | 108 | #1,859 |
| 2011 | 172 | #1,082 | 103 | #1,927 |
| 2010 | 173 | #1,105 | 70 | #2,590 |
| 2009 | 138 | #1,273 | 72 | #2,571 |
| 2008 | 152 | #1,176 | 51 | #3,275 |
| 2007 | 139 | #1,263 | 73 | #2,544 |
| 2006 | 132 | #1,266 | 53 | #3,139 |
| 2005 | 117 | #1,303 | 30 | #4,502 |
| 2004 | 125 | #1,218 | 37 | #3,837 |
| 2003 | 132 | #1,142 | 43 | #3,361 |
| 2002 | 101 | #1,316 | 34 | #3,821 |
| 2001 | 107 | #1,243 | 38 | #3,498 |
| 2000 | 101 | #1,281 | 35 | #3,674 |
| 1999 | 68 | #1,594 | 29 | #3,991 |
| 1998 | 59 | #1,723 | 31 | #3,743 |
| 1997 | 72 | #1,480 | 29 | #3,829 |
| 1996 | 83 | #1,315 | 22 | #4,610 |
| 1995 | 105 | #1,107 | 15 | #6,006 |
| 1994 | 81 | #1,296 | 22 | #4,540 |
| 1993 | 54 | #1,639 | 23 | #4,405 |
| 1992 | 59 | #1,510 | 19 | #5,081 |
| 1991 | 92 | #1,147 | 15 | #5,983 |
| 1990 | 43 | #1,813 | 7 | #10,343 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,021 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,491 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,086 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,106 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,863 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,578 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,486 | 8 | #7,561 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,921 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,367 | 7 | #8,263 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,137 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,022 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,645 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,000 | 8 | #6,686 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,992 | 5 | #9,226 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,910 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,191 | 6 | #7,525 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,415 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,997 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Briar reached #670 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #516 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Briar
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.