Briggs
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning bridge; a surname used as given name.
Babies a year
427
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#356
down from #326
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Briggs has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #745 |
| 2016 | #658 |
| 2017 | #616 |
| 2018 | #641 |
| 2019 | #515 |
| 2020 | #439 |
| 2021 | #373 |
| 2022 | #386 |
| 2023 | #339 |
| 2024 | #326 |
| 2025 | #356 |
Briggs by the numbers
Briggs was given to 427 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
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 Briggs. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a gift
Like Briggs, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
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