US rank #4685 Girls' name Peak 1980 3,127 births

Brie — #4685 US girls' name

3,127 babies named Brie in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s4001980s7741990s5242000s5082010s6512020s270
#4685
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Brie was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

110 babies were named Brie in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brie

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,127 babies named Brie between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brie currently holds the #4685 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 110 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 774 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Brie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 253 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Brie in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,127 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,127

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

1980

110 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#4,685

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1980)
110
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Brie by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
774 births that decade — 25% of Brie's all-time total
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Brie by state

Where Brie concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
253 8.1%
#2 Texas
150 4.8%
#3 New York
107 3.4%
#4 Pennsylvania
84 2.7%
#5 Florida
67 2.1%
#6 Michigan
65 2.1%
#7 Ohio
36 1.2%
#8 Illinois
26 0.8%
California share of Brie's total US births 8.1%
Even split

253 of 3,127 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Brie appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brie?
3,127 babies have been named Brie since 1972. It currently ranks #4685 among girls. The peak year was 1980 with 110 births.
When was Brie most popular?
Brie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 774 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Brie most popular?
The top states for the name Brie are California (253 births), Texas (150 births), New York (107 births).
How long has the name Brie been used?
Brie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brittany, Brianna, Briana, Bridget, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.