Is Brier a boy or girl name?

Brier is a unisex name. Of the 955 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 36.0% were girls and 64.0% were boys.

Brier

Recorded 1989–2025 · United States

Brier was most popular in 2016, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,988 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,507, with 40 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 955 people named Brier.

Brier over time

Births per year. The dot marks Brier’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Brier a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brier is a unisex name — 36.0% of the 955 Americans given it were girls and 64.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 36% girls and 64% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org