Brier
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning thorny plant, wild rose.
Brier by the numbers
Brier was given to 40 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 31 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Brier. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Briennoble high; a form of Brien12 in the US (2017)
- Bryer111 in the US (2017)
- Brionnoble or high; a form of Brian16 in the US (2017)
- Brittbright or from Britain; variant of Brit14 in the US (2017)
- Brinafair or noble; a form of Brien or Bryn12 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Brier
Names that are said the same way as Brier, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Brier, 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)
Other names that mean a rose
Like Brier, each of these has a rose in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosierose; from Rose1,343 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosalierose; form of Rosa with -lie suffix1,339 in the US (2017)
- Rosarose; flower470 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roselynrose flower; a form of Roselyn or Rose437 in the US (2017)
- Rosalynrose; form of Rosalind or Rosalynn294 in the US (2017)
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