Boys' name · since 1971
Brigg
Brigg has 174 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,808 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 174
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
174 boys have been named Brigg since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brigg has been recorded 174 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2022.
- #13,808 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 174 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brigg ranks #13,808 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 174 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,808 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 174
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brigg's 174 recorded births place it above 69.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Brigg's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brigg's full recorded timeline at 2011, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brigg popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2022
- Peak year (2011)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Brigg by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (90 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Brigg's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Brigg births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 90 births (52% of all-time use).
Brigg by state
Where Brigg concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
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What to do with Brigg's data
- Brigg's decade-level peak was the 2010s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Briggs (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah 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 Brigg: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1971–2022 (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 Brigg 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.