Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2016

Brier

Gender Unisex · 36% girls Rank 2025 #3,965 Trend ↓ Falling 15%
Rank 2025
#3,965
among boys · ↑2,271 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
40
named Brier · +74% vs 2024
How common
1 in 63,262
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2016
45 babies
All-time total
955
#6,990 all-time among boys
First recorded
1989
in Social Security records

Brier popularity over time

955 babies have been named Brier since 1989, 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
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BoysGirls

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
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1980s 5 – 5 1 – –
1990s 61 78 139 14 +2680% #4,420
2000s 82 171 253 25 +82% #3,912
2010s 129 242 371 37 +47% #3,451
2020s (to 2025) 67 120 187 31 -16% #3,930

Where Brier is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 26 0.02 outside top 500
2027 26 0.01 outside top 500
2028 25 0.01 outside top 500
2029 25 0.01 outside top 500
2030 24 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Brier

Brier is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,965 in 2025 with 27 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1989, 955 American babies have been named Brier, about 64% boys and 36% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2016, when 45 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Brier stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brier?

The median living Brier is about 13 years old; half are between 7 and 21. An estimated 900 people named Brier are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

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

Brier year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 13 #7,967 27 #3,965
2024 9 #10,424 14 #6,236
2023 9 #10,468 15 #5,975
2022 7 #12,474 16 #5,667
2021 13 #8,110 27 #3,930
2020 16 #6,983 21 #4,559
2019 13 #8,212 25 #4,132
2018 20 #6,056 24 #4,246
2017 14 #7,920 26 #4,008
2016 13 #8,483 32 #3,451
2015 16 #7,340 22 #4,420
2014 16 #7,372 22 #4,410
2013 12 #9,129 22 #4,344
2012 9 #11,432 28 #3,725
2011 8 #12,357 20 #4,677
2010 8 #12,484 21 #4,542
2009 13 #8,987 22 #4,448
2008 8 #12,784 20 #4,737
2007 7 #14,177 26 #3,912
2006 5 #17,584 15 #5,556
2005 8 #12,023 15 #5,320
2004 8 #11,789 21 #4,142
2003 5 #16,174 16 #4,847
2002 8 #11,303 16 #4,729
2001 9 #10,247 12 #5,715
2000 11 #8,650 8 #7,532
1995 7 #10,671 10 #5,547
1990 6 #11,591 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Brier?

The median living Brier is about 13 years old. Half of all living Briers are between 7 and 21 years old.

How many people named Brier are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Brier are alive in the United States, based on 955 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Brier in 2025?

Brier ranked #3,965 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 27 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brier?

955 babies have been named Brier in the United States since 1989, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brier most popular?

Brier peaked in 2016, when 45 newborns received the name.

Is Brier a boy or girl name?

Brier is used for both: about 36% of babies named Brier have been girls and 64% boys.

Is the name Brier rising or falling?

Brier has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Brier become more popular?

Brier is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 24 boys named Brier in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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