Names / Unisex names
Briar
Current rank
#400
and rising
All-time peak
#400
in 2025
First recorded
1971
in U.S. data
Children named
13,300
since 1971
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #400 in 2025 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
. Thorny plant. It first appears in American naming data in 1971. As of the latest data it stands at #400, trending upward. It topped out in 2025 at #400. Across all years, more than 13,300 children have been named this.