How Many People Are Named Briggs?
An estimated 8,449 people in the United States have the first name Briggs. It is predominantly male (98.9%). The average bearer is 9 years old, and Briggs peaked in popularity in 2024 with 1,069 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Briggs 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 Briggs paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Briggs is overwhelmingly male, 90 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Briggs is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 9, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
8,449
About 1 in 40,567 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.9% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2024
1,069 births
Total Registered
8,542
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Briggs
Briggs is predominantly male (98.9%), though 90 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Briggs as a male name
Ranked #326 in 2024
1,057 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (1,057 births)
Briggs as a female name
Ranked #8,513 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (15 births)
Briggs: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Briggs span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 4,465 babies were registered. Briggs remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Briggs by Decade
How has Briggs 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.
Briggs by State
Birth registrations for Briggs span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Utah, Minnesota. The lowest are in Connecticut, Wyoming, Nevada. On average, about 180 Briggss were registered per state.
Briggs + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Briggs as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Briggs: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Briggs?
We estimate approximately 8,449 people named Briggs 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 40,567 Americans share this first name.
Is Briggs a common name?
Briggs is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,542 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Briggs most popular?
Briggs reached peak popularity in 2024, when 1,069 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Briggs is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Briggs a male name?
Briggs is predominantly male. 98.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Briggs Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Briggs Smith, Briggs Johnson, Briggs 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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