Boys' name · since 1947
Briant
Briant has 967 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,244 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 967
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
967 boys have been named Briant since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Briant has 967 recorded births among boys since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1947 to 2024.
- #5,244 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 967 born since 1947
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briant ranks #5,244 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 967 born since 1947, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,244 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 967
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
Briant's 967 recorded births place it above 88.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Briant's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Briant's full recorded timeline at 1987, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Briant popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Briant by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (228 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Briant's strongest decade.
228 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Briant births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 54
1950s
54 births
- 1960s
1960s
140 births
- 1970s
1970s
133 births
- 1980s
1980s
127 births
- 1990s
1990s
196 births
- 2000s
2000s
228 births
- 2010s 69
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 228 births (24% of all-time use).
How Briant compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Briant's total volume
Briant by state
Where Briant concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 89 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
89 of 967 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Briant's data
- Briant's decade-level peak was the 2000s (228 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Briants (89 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Briant: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~77 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1947–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Briant 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 August 2026.