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Brier Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Brier?

The rare name Brier was the 4,210th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Brier, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #3,530 in 2016 with 31 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Brier was less than 5, most recently in 1990.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Brier occurred roughly during the years 2000-2004, 2009-2012, and 2013-2016.

Sometimes the name Brier has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Brier popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a high point.

Brier's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Brier for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Brier is very unique and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Brier (Girl)Brier (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 20 6,017 24 4,210
2017 14 7,899 26 4,000
2016 13 8,458 31 3,530
2015 16 7,325 22 4,412
2014 16 7,355 22 4,404
2013 12 9,114 22 4,336
2012 9 11,421 28 3,725
2011 8 12,348 20 4,673
2010 8 12,470 21 4,537
2009 13 8,978 22 4,444
2008 8 12,770 20 4,734
2007 7 14,172 26 3,909
2006 5 17,577 15 5,553
2005 8 12,018 15 5,315
2004 8 11,786 21 4,140
2003 5 16,166 16 4,841
2002 8 11,297 16 4,726
2001 9 10,243 12 5,711
2000 11 8,648 8 7,529
1999 5 14,748 8 7,231
1998 11 8,083 7 7,659
1997 10 8,443 5 9,449
1996 6 12,058 14 4,419
1995 7 10,671 10 5,547
1994 10 8,216 7 7,054
1993 < 5 -- 11 5,044
1992 < 5 -- 7 6,747
1991 6 11,692 9 5,565
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.