girls:
322 births since 1989
#5394 (6th percentile)
boys:
570 births since 1991
#4016 (12th percentile)
overall:
892 births since 1989
#6847 (12th percentile)
The name Brier is the #6,847 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 892 recorded births since 1989. This represents the 11.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 11.5% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,016 (12.4% percentile) for all time with 570 births since 1991. For girls, it ranks #5,394 (5.6% percentile) for all time with 322 births since 1989.
Brier first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1989 (1989 for girls and 1991 for boys).
The name Brier has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (63.9% of all recorded births). In 2023, 62.5% of babies named Brier were boys. Interestingly, until around 1993, the name was more popular for girls (51.5% girls from 1989 to 1992), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (64.5% boys from 1993 to 2023).
For boys, Brier reached its peak popularity in 2016, achieving the 2.9% percentile (ranked #894) with 16 births per million. The name was most common in 2016, with 16 births per million (ranked 2.9% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Brier ranks #901 for boys (1.1% percentile) with 8 births per million, which is 51.9% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Brier reached its peak popularity in 2018, achieving the 1.6% percentile (ranked #946) with 11 births per million. The name was most common in 2018, with 11 births per million (ranked 1.6% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Brier ranks #943 for girls (0.4% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 47.8% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Brier".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Brier. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 82.2% confident that Brier is pronounced as BRAI-er, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is BREE-er, at 17.8% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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