Is Briggs a boy or girl name?
Briggs is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 1,057 boys were named Briggs, so 1.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.1% of the 8,542 US babies named Briggs were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #326
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,513
- Babies named Briggs since 1927
- 8,542
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,069 babies
Boys and girls named Briggs, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 152 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 623 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 3,145 | 34 | 1.1% |
| 2020s | 4,409 | 56 | 1.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,057 | #326 | 12 | #8,513 |
| 2023 | 986 | #338 | 11 | #9,085 |
| 2022 | 824 | #388 | 9 | #10,532 |
| 2021 | 867 | #373 | 15 | #7,322 |
| 2020 | 675 | #440 | 9 | #10,404 |
| 2019 | 552 | #517 | 5 | #15,951 |
| 2018 | 407 | #641 | 8 | #11,587 |
| 2017 | 424 | #617 | 5 | #16,306 |
| 2016 | 397 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 324 | #746 | 10 | #10,273 |
| 2014 | 269 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 228 | #912 | 6 | #14,940 |
| 2012 | 208 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 182 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 154 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 146 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 106 | #1,525 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 74 | #1,914 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 60 | #2,152 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 47 | #2,435 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 45 | #2,457 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 42 | #2,477 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,567 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 38 | #2,525 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,338 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 33 | #2,615 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,205 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,901 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,696 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,165 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,143 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,818 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,130 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,359 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,033 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,214 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,082 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,901 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,357 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,646 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,995 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,164 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,403 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,795 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,109 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,551 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,056 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,061 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,943 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,023 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,623 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,712 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,720 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Briggs reached #326 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #7,322 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 Briggs
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.