Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1980

Brie

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,279 Trend ↓ Falling 46%
Rank 2025
#4,279
among girls · ↑407 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
33
named Brie · +14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 48,705
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1980
110 babies
All-time total
3,160
#3,493 all-time among girls
First recorded
1972
in Social Security records

Brie popularity over time

3,160 babies have been named Brie since 1972, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1979Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 400 40 – #1,212
1980s 774 77 +94% #1,197
1990s 524 52 -32% #1,868
2000s 508 51 -3% #2,413
2010s 651 65 +28% #2,235
2020s (to 2025) 303 51 -22% #2,346

Where Brie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 30 0.02 outside top 500
2027 27 0.02 outside top 500
2028 25 0.02 outside top 500
2029 23 0.01 outside top 500
2030 22 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Brie

Brie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,279 in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 3,160 American babies have been named Brie. Its peak came in 1980, when 110 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Brie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brie?

The median living Brie is about 28 years old; half are between 12 and 42. An estimated 3,100 people named Brie are alive in the United States today.

median 28 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Brie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 33 #4,279
2024 29 #4,686
2023 50 #3,232
2022 45 #3,483
2021 77 #2,346
2020 69 #2,505
2019 82 #2,235
2018 64 #2,691
2017 80 #2,303
2016 75 #2,449
2015 64 #2,746
2014 74 #2,444
2013 51 #3,179
2012 43 #3,651
2011 64 #2,732
2010 54 #3,083
2009 54 #3,130
2008 49 #3,384
2007 72 #2,572
2006 73 #2,513
2005 73 #2,413
2004 38 #3,756
2003 46 #3,192
2002 17 #6,440
2001 45 #3,100
2000 41 #3,280
1995 53 #2,424
1990 66 #2,031
1985 68 #1,692
1980 110 #1,197
1975 34 #2,364
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Famous people named Brie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Brie Larson Brie Larson American actress, singer and filmmaker (born 1989) Contemporary
  2. 2 Brie Bella Brie Bella American professional wrestler (born 1983) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Brie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Brie?

The median living Brie is about 28 years old. Half of all living Bries are between 12 and 42 years old.

How many people named Brie are alive today?

An estimated 3,100 people named Brie are alive in the United States, based on 3,160 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Brie in 2025?

Brie ranked #4,279 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 33 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brie?

3,160 babies have been named Brie in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brie most popular?

Brie peaked in 1980, when 110 newborns received the name.

Is Brie a boy or girl name?

Brie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Brie rising or falling?

Brie is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Brie become more popular?

Brie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 22 girls named Brie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Brie?

Well-known people named Brie include Brie Larson (actor), Brie Bella (wrestler).

Names like Brie

Names that sound and feel close to Brie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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