Names / Girl names
Briony
Current rank
#15,342
holding steady
All-time peak
#5,958
in 1980
First recorded
1977
in U.S. data
Children named
231
since 1977
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5,958 in 1980 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Climbing plant name. It first appears in American naming data in 1977. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Only about 231 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.