Girls' name · since 1972
Brie
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 3,160 babies named Brie, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,492 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,298 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,160
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Brie currently ranks #4298 among girls' names in America, with 3,160 babies recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brie has been recorded 3,160 times among girls since 1972, currently ranked #4298 nationally and more common than 75% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #3,492 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,298 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,160 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brie ranks #3,492 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,298 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,160 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,492 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,298 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,160
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Brie's 3,160 recorded births place it above 95.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Brie compares
3,160 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Brie's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,160 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 110 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brie splits its recorded history at 1999: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (12 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 110 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 110
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Brie by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (774 births, 24% of the file).
1980s was Brie's strongest decade.
774 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Brie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
400 births
- 1980s
1980s
774 births
- 1990s
1990s
524 births
- 2000s
2000s
508 births
- 2010s
2010s
651 births
- 2020s 303
2020s
303 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 774 births (24% of all-time use).
How Brie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Brie's total volume
Brie by state
Where Brie concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 253 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 150 | 4.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 107 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 84 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 67 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 65 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 36 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 26 | 0.8% |
253 of 3,160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Brie appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brie's data
- Brie's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (774 total births) through the 2020s (303) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Bries (253 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Brie 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.