Briar
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning thorny shrub, bramble.
How Briar has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #836 |
| 2016 | #801 |
| 2017 | #720 |
| 2018 | #687 |
| 2019 | #577 |
| 2020 | #567 |
| 2021 | #516 |
| 2022 | #533 |
| 2023 | #550 |
| 2024 | #522 |
| 2025 | #400 |
Briar by the numbers
In 2025, 25 babies in England and Wales were named Briar. In the US, 640 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Briar. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Briar
Names that are said the same way as Briar, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Briar, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Ivythe ivy plant; faithfulness1,698 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reedred-haired or one who lives by reeds872 in the US (2017)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Briar
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