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Briar

“Thorny shrub, bramble” — English origin

Girl's name · #400 in the US (2025) · Trending

Briar has appeared in US records since 1972 — best rank #400 (2025) · 7,002 babies named Briar all-time · 1 in 2,100 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,100 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,300 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 1,800 girls in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 42 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Briars

• Briar Nolet — Canadian actress and dancer (born 1998)
• Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann — Swiss female curler
• Briar Grace-Smith — Māori Scriptwriter
• Briar Palmer — association football player
• Briar March — New Zealand film director

In stories & tradition

• Briar Cudgeon — character
• Briar — Pokémon Scarlet and Violet · The Teal Mask

What Briars become

Among 17 notable people named Briar:

No single standout — notable Briars spread across many fields.

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