Boys' name · since 1985

Briam

Briam has 43 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#11325
among boys today
43
born since 1985
2000s
peak decade
21%
more common than other boys

Briam currently ranks #11325 among boys' names in America, with 43 babies recorded since 1985.

Briam has 43 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11325 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.

  • #11325 among boys today
  • 43 born since 1985
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 21% more common than other boys

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Briam is currently the #11325 boys' name in America, more common than 21% of boys - 43 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.

#11325
among boys today
43
born since 1985
2000s
peak decade
21%
more common than other boys

Briam vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%20.7%
Briam vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#11325
of 14,294 boys in use

More common than 21% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Briam was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

6 babies were named Briam in 2004 - its busiest year on record.

How Briam compares

43 15th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Briam's all-time total is 88% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Briam Median boys name (Elchonon) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 43 367 358,536
Peak-year births 6 23 22,252

Briam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Briam splits its recorded history at 2007: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Briam at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

43

Since 1985

41 years of records

Peak year

2004

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,325

Among boys

As of 2025

Active since

1985

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2025

Briam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
6
Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
4.555.566.5 19851988200020042007200920242025 5

Briam by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2000s was Briam's strongest decade.

22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Briam births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Briam?
Briam has been given to 43 babies in the U.S. since 1985, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #11325 as of the latest data. 6 babies were born in 2004, its single highest year.
When was Briam most popular?
Briam was most popular in the 2000s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Briam been used?
Records for Briam go back to 1985, giving 41 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Briam?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brian, Brice, Briggs, Bridger, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Briam's data

  • Briam's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Briam: #11325 Boys' Name - 43 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/briam. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Briam draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.