Feminine dossier · first seen 1972

Briar

Rising Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
778
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1972Peak 20252025
peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Briar

How many people are named Briar?

An estimated 6,945 living Americans are named Briar.

How rare is Briar?

Briar is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 778 girls receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.

How old is the typical Briar?

The median age of a living American named Briar is approximately 6 years, with most bearers falling between 3 and 10 years old.

Is Briar still popular?

Yes — Briar is currently rising in popularity, with 778 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 4.7× higher than the previous decade.

Where is Briar most common?

Briar has its strongest geographic signal in Iowa, where it appeared 4.9× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
778
All-time
7,002

Briar spread fast — broke out in Missouri (2015) and ran high in 11 states within a decade.

Broke out: Missouri, 2015 · over-represented in 11 states over 8 years

Alabama: no breakout AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: no breakout AZ Arkansas: no breakout AR California: no breakout CA Colorado: no breakout CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: no breakout FL Georgia: no breakout GA Hawaii: no breakout HI Idaho: no breakout ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: no breakout IN Iowa: broke out 2021 IA Kansas: broke out 2021 KS Kentucky: no breakout KY Louisiana: no breakout LA Maine: no breakout ME Maryland: no breakout MD Massachusetts: no breakout MA Michigan: broke out 2021 MI Minnesota: broke out 2023 MN Mississippi: no breakout MS Missouri: broke out 2015 MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: broke out 2023 NE Nevada: no breakout NV New Hampshire: no breakout NH New Jersey: no breakout NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: no breakout NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: no breakout OH Oklahoma: broke out 2019 OK Oregon: broke out 2019 OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: no breakout SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: broke out 2017 TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: no breakout UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: no breakout VA Washington: broke out 2018 WA West Virginia: no breakout WV Wisconsin: broke out 2019 WI Wyoming: no breakout WY