Boys' name · since 1927
Briggs
Since 1927, U.S. Social Security records show 9,377 babies named Briggs, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,257 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #356 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,377
- born since 1927
- 2020s
- peak decade
9,377 babies have been named Briggs since 1927, making it today's #356 boys' name.
Briggs has 9,377 recorded births among boys since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #356 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2025.
- #1,257 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #356 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,377 born since 1927
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briggs ranks #1,257 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #356 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,377 born since 1927, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,257 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #356 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,377
- born since 1927
- 2020s
- peak decade
Briggs's 9,377 recorded births place it above 97.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Briggs compares
9,377 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Briggs's all-time total is 25x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Briggs | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,377 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,059 | 34 | 22,252 |
Briggs's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Briggs's full recorded timeline at 1999, 97% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 3% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1935, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 1,059 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Briggs popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 1,059
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Briggs popularity over time - girls
99 total births recorded since 2013 (Briggs as girls' name)
Briggs by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (5,334 births, 57% of the file).
2020s was Briggs's strongest decade.
5,334 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Briggs births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 152
1990s
152 births
- 2000s 623
2000s
623 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,145 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,334 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 5,334 births (57% of all-time use).
How Briggs 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 Briggs's total volume
Briggs by state
Where Briggs concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 840 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Utah | | 596 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 441 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 401 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 327 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Iowa | | 327 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 325 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 318 | 3.4% |
840 of 9,377 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Briggs appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Briggss (840 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Briggs: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1927–2025 (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 Briggs 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.