Home / Name Directory / Briggs
How Many People Are Named Briggs?
Estimated people named Briggs living in the U.S. today
8,433
Gender distribution
99% male · 1% female in SSA records.
Name scorecard
- Total U.S. births recorded (1880–2024): 8,542
- Peak year: 2024 (1,069 births)
- Estimated living today: 8,433
Briggs by age group — who carries the name today?
Briggs popularity over time (1880–2024)
Estimated living bearers by birth decade
About the name Briggs
Briggs has been recorded by the Social Security Administration since the 19th century dataset began. In total, 8,542 babies were given the name in the United States between 1880 and 2024. After adjusting each birth cohort for survival to today, an estimated 8,433 bearers are still living — roughly 1 in 40,531 Americans. The name's strongest decade shapes how old most Briggss you meet will be, which the age-group breakdown above shows directly. All figures are statistical estimates from public records; see our methodology for sources, the survival model, and the limits of the data (names given to fewer than five babies in a year are not published by the SSA).
Frequently asked questions
How many people are named Briggs in the US?
An estimated 8,433 people named Briggs are living in the United States today, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for survival. That makes Briggs very rare — about 1 in 40,531 Americans.
Is Briggs a boy or girl name?
In SSA records, Briggs is 99% male and 1% female, so it is predominantly a male name.
When was Briggs most popular?
Briggs peaked in 2024, when 1,069 babies were given the name. Its current trend is rising compared with the previous decade.
How rare is the name Briggs?
Briggs ranks #2,676 of 104,819 first names recorded by the SSA, with a rarity score of 54 out of 100 (higher means rarer).