Recorded 1916–2021 Boys' name Peak 2021 84 births

Briscoe — boys' name

84 babies named Briscoe in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s221940s61950s62000s62010s102020s16
1920s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Briscoe was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

11 babies were named Briscoe in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Briscoe

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Briscoe between 1916 and 2021, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Briscoe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Briscoe performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Briscoe shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Briscoe 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 84 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.

Briscoe at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

84

Since 1916

106 years of records

Peak year

2021

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1916

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2021

Briscoe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1916

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2021)
11
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
4681012 2021201320091940192219201916 9

Briscoe by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
22 births that decade — 26% of Briscoe's all-time total
1910s181920s221940s61950s62000s62010s102020s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Briscoe?
84 babies have been named Briscoe since 1916. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2021 with 11 births.
When was Briscoe most popular?
Briscoe was most popular in the 1920s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Briscoe been used?
Briscoe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 106 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Briscoe?
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, 1916–2021 (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.