Briar

Meaning: Thorny shrub, bramble
Origin: English

Boy's name · #686 in the US (2025) · Trending

38% boys · 62% girls — About 62% of babies named Briar in recent years have been girls. Briar →

Popularity over time

Briar is climbing: on the charts since 1971, it is ranked #686 in 2025, with about 400 boys given the name last year. Roughly 6,300 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

In recent years, Briar ran about 6× its national rate in West Virginia.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Briar ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,191 in Canada (2024).

Famous Briars

Briar Bauman — Motorcycle racer from United States
Briar Blush — Guatemalan-American drag queen

In stories & tradition

Briar Cudgeon^it — Artemis Fowl (novel series)
Briar Moss — Circle of Magic (book series)
Briar Gates — Next of Kin (film)

What Briars become

Among 17 notable people named Briar:

No single standout — notable Briars spread across many fields.

Similar names: Bryar · Westin · Bryer · Bridger · Eleazar · Boden

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