Recorded 1971–2022 Boys' name Peak 2011 174 births

Brigg — boys' name

174 babies named Brigg in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s51990s52000s462010s902020s18
2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Brigg was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

16 babies were named Brigg in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brigg

The Social Security Administration has registered 174 babies named Brigg between 1971 and 2022, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brigg currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brigg performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Brigg shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Brigg in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brigg 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 174 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.

Brigg at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

174

Since 1971

52 years of records

Peak year

2011

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1971

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2022

Brigg popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1971

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2011)
16
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
05101520 20222019201520122009200619891971 5

Brigg by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
90 births that decade — 52% of Brigg's all-time total
1970s101980s51990s52000s462010s902020s18

Brigg by state

Where Brigg concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Brigg
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
25 14.4%
#2 Arizona
5 2.9%
Utah share of Brigg's total US births 14.4%
Even split

25 of 174 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brigg?
174 babies have been named Brigg since 1971. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2011 with 16 births.
When was Brigg most popular?
Brigg was most popular in the 2010s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Brigg most popular?
The top states for the name Brigg are Utah (25 births), Arizona (5 births).
How long has the name Brigg been used?
Brigg has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 52 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Brigg?
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.

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, 1971–2022 (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.