Briar

Meaning: Thorny shrub, bramble
Origin: English

Girl's name · #400 in the US (2025) · Trending

62% girls · 38% boys — Briar is also given to boys: 397 in 2025, about 38% in recent years. Briar →

Popularity over time

Briar is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1972, it stood at #400 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 7,000 girls have been named Briar along the way.

Across the states

In recent years, Briar ran 3–6× its national rate in North Dakota, South Dakota and neighboring states—ranked #75 in South Dakota in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 42 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Briar ranks in other countries and regions.

#332 in Scotland (2025) · #341 in New Zealand (2025) · #1,278 in England & Wales (2025) · #266 in Canada (2024).

Famous Briars

Briar Nolet — Canadian actress and dancer (born 1998)
Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann — Swiss female curler
Briar Grace-Smith — Māori Scriptwriter
Briar Palmer — New Zealand footballer (born 1995)
Briar March — New Zealand film director

In stories & tradition

Briar — Pokémon Horizons: The Series (anime series)

What Briars become

Among 17 notable people named Briar:

No single standout — notable Briars spread across many fields.

Similar names: Bryar · Nalani · Briella · Jaylani · Brynley · Clover

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