Recorded 1977–2023 Girls' name Peak 2011 226 births

Briony — girls' name

226 babies named Briony in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s511990s62000s382010s932020s28
2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Briony was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Briony

The Social Security Administration has registered 226 babies named Briony between 1977 and 2023, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Briony currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Briony performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Briony shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Briony 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 226 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.

Briony at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

226

Since 1977

47 years of records

Peak year

2011

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1977

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2023

Briony popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1977

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2011)
16
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
05101520 20232019201520112007198819811977 5

Briony by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
93 births that decade — 41% of Briony's all-time total
1970s101980s511990s62000s382010s932020s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Briony?
226 babies have been named Briony since 1977. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2011 with 16 births.
When was Briony most popular?
Briony was most popular in the 2010s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Briony been used?
Briony has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 47 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Briony?
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, 1977–2023 (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.