How Many People Are Named Brier?
An estimated 903 people in the United States have the first name Brier. It is used for both genders, with 63.9% male. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Brier peaked in popularity in 2016 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brier as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Brier paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
903
About 1 in 379,573 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
63.9% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2016
45 births
Total Registered
914
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brier
Brier is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (63.9%) and females (36.1%). Out of 914 total births registered, 584 were male and 330 were female.
Brier as a male name
Ranked #6,205 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (32 births)
Brier as a female name
Ranked #11,253 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (20 births)
Brier: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brier span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 371 babies were registered. While Brier is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Brier by Decade
How has Brier tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Brier by State
Brier + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brier as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brier
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Brier: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brier?
We estimate approximately 903 people named Brier are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 379,573 Americans share this first name.
Is Brier a common name?
Brier is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 914 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brier most popular?
Brier reached peak popularity in 2016, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brier is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brier a male name?
Brier is predominantly male. 63.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brier Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brier Smith, Brier Johnson, Brier Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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