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Briggs Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Briggs?

The less frequently given name Briggs was the 641st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #616 in 2017 with 424 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Briggs was less than 5, most recently in 1988.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Briggs occurred roughly during the years 1993-2000, and 2002-2016.

Where is the name Briggs popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

Briggs's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Briggs lately has risen.

The name Briggs still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Briggs (Girl)Briggs (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 8 11,516 403 641
2017 5 16,261 424 616
2016 < 5 -- 397 658
2015 10 10,256 324 743
2014 < 5 -- 269 836
2013 6 14,918 228 912
2012 < 5 -- 208 966
2011 < 5 -- 182 1,043
2010 < 5 -- 154 1,175
2009 < 5 -- 146 1,227
2008 < 5 -- 106 1,524
2007 < 5 -- 74 1,913
2006 < 5 -- 60 2,149
2005 < 5 -- 47 2,433
2004 < 5 -- 45 2,456
2003 < 5 -- 42 2,476
2002 < 5 -- 24 3,564
2001 < 5 -- 38 2,523
2000 < 5 -- 41 2,337
1999 < 5 -- 33 2,614
1998 < 5 -- 24 3,205
1997 < 5 -- 17 3,901
1996 < 5 -- 18 3,694
1995 < 5 -- 11 5,161
1994 < 5 -- 11 5,141
1993 < 5 -- 9 5,817
1992 < 5 -- 14 4,128
1991 < 5 -- 5 8,357
1990 < 5 -- 10 5,033
1989 < 5 -- 9 5,212
1988 < 5 -- < 5 --
1987 < 5 -- 5 7,078
1986 < 5 -- 8 4,896
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1983 < 5 -- 5 6,354
1982 < 5 -- 8 4,647
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1980 < 5 -- 7 4,992
1979 < 5 -- 5 6,162
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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.