Boy name#1,178 of boy names
Briggs
Pronounced B R IH1 G Z (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2024
- 98 years in use
How popular is Briggs?
Briggs is a boys' name, and first appears in 1927. It has been given to 8,542 children — the 1,178th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about four times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 1,057 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- B R IH1 G Z
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Briggs
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Briggs
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Briggs?
- Briggs ranks 1,178th among boys' names in US records, with 8,542 births since 1927. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,513.
- Is Briggs a unisex name?
- No. Briggs is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Briggs most popular?
- 2024, when 1,057 children were given the name. It has been in use for 98 years and is still recorded as of 2024.