Briscoe vs Brian

Side-by-side comparison of Briscoe and Brian — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Briscoe

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Name B

Brian

Boy name · Rank #301

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Metric Briscoe Brian
Current Rank Unranked #301
Total Births (all years) 84 1,172,762
Peak Year 2021 1972
Peak Year Births 11 36,309
Peak Decade 1920ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1909

Births by Decade

Decade Briscoe Brian
1900ss — 5
1910ss 18 116
1920ss 22 566
1930ss — 3,173
1940ss 6 22,794
1950ss 6 112,336
1960ss — 258,119
1970ss — 322,694
1980ss — 233,997
1990ss — 119,303
2000ss 6 69,771
2010ss 10 24,100
2020ss 16 5,788

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Briscoe Brian
2014 — 2,535
2015 — 2,217
2016 — 1,983
2017 — 1,777
2018 — 1,631
2019 — 1,478
2020 5 1,261
2021 11 1,188
2022 — 1,180
2023 — 1,048
2024 — 1,111

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1916–2021.

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