Briggs

Popularity Trends

The name Briggs is the #3,125 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 7,466 recorded births since 1927. This represents the 59.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 59.6% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,377 (70.0% percentile) for all time with 7,388 births since 1927. For girls, it ranks #5,638 (1.3% percentile) for all time with 78 births since 2013.

Briggs first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1927 (1927 for boys and 2013 for girls). Birth data for Briggs is available in 52 out of the 97 years between 1927 and 2023 (52 years for boys and 9 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Briggs has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 99.0% of all recorded births being male.

For boys, Briggs reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 64.8% percentile (ranked #321) with 536 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 536 births per million (ranked 64.8% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 1988, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Briggs is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #321 (64.8% percentile) with 536 births per million.

For girls, Briggs reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 1.1% percentile (ranked #926) with 8 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 8 births per million (ranked 1.1% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Briggs ranks #941 for girls (0.6% percentile) with 6 births per million, which is 75.1% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Briggs".

1927 2023 19272023

Key Statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

2021

First Recorded

2013

Peak Percentile

1.1%

Current Percentile

0.6%

Peak Rank

#926

Current Rank

#941

Female statistics

Total Births

7,388

Peak Births

982

Peak Year

2023

First Recorded

1927

Peak Percentile

64.8%

Current Percentile

64.8%

Peak Rank

#321

Current Rank

#321

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Briggs", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Briggs.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Briggs's popularity from 1924 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Briggs at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Briggs range from Lilith at 99.6% correlation to Calliope at 99.2% correlation, with an average correlation level of 99.4%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Luca with 62.2K births (97% boys) and the least popular is Blakeleigh with 897 births (100% girls).

Briggs' share of births peaked at 542.6 births per million in 2023 (8.4 for girls in 2021 and 536.3 for boys in 2023). It reached its lowest point of 2.3 births per million (0% of peak) in 1959.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Lilith

11.2k

99.64% (very strong)

Sutton

15k

99.53% (very strong)

Luca

62.2k

99.40% (very strong)

Enzo

25.8k

99.39% (very strong)

Lian

4,279

99.38% (very strong)

Baylor

10.2k

99.34% (very strong)

Journi

4,263

99.33% (very strong)

Navi

1,573

99.28% (very strong)

Tadeo

4,305

99.27% (very strong)

Ledger

3,842

99.25% (very strong)

Blakeleigh

897

99.23% (very strong)

Calliope

4,795

99.22% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Briggs

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Briggs. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Briggs is pronounced as brihgz, which has 1 syllables.

brihgz

100.0%

brihgz (1 syllable)

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100.0% confidence

B R IH1 G Z

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

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For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

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