Unisex name · since 1991
Brier
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 611 babies named Brier, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,991 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,014 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 611
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brier currently ranks #4014 among unisex names in America, with 611 babies recorded since 1991.
Brier has 611 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4014 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #6,991 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,014 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 611 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brier ranks #6,991 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,014 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 611 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,991 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,014 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 611
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brier's 611 recorded births place it above 84.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Brier compares
611 Top 40% higher than 60% of 13,930 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
Brier's all-time total is 66% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brier | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 611 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brier's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brier's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brier popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Brier popularity over time - girls
344 total births recorded since 1989 (Brier as girls' name)
Brier by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (242 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Brier's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Brier births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 78
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s
2010s
242 births
- 2020s
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 242 births (40% of all-time use).
How Brier 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 Brier's total volume
Brier by state
Where Brier concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 611 births nationwide.
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What to do with Brier's data
- Brier's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (242 total births) through the 2020s (120) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Briers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brier: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Brier 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.