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Briggs

Boy's name · #356 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Briggs reached its best rank, #327, in 2024 and ranked #356 in 2025. About 9,400 boys have carried it since 1927.

Across the states

In recent years, Briggs ran 4–7× its national rate in North Dakota, South Dakota and neighboring states—ranked #55 in North Dakota in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Briggs ranks in other countries and regions.

#642 in Canada (2025).

Famous Briggses

• Briggs Cunningham — American entrepreneur and sportsman (1907–2003)
• Briggs Hopson — American politician (born 1965)
• Briggs Gordon — American television host (1949–1988)
• Briggs Priestley — English cloth manufacturer and politician (1831–1907)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 58,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Henry Briggs — British mathematician (1561–1630)
• Raymond Briggs — English illustrator (1934–2022)
• Matthew Briggs — English-born Guyanese footballer (born 1991)

In stories & tradition

• Briggs^Wikidata — Oh, Boy! (musical stage work)

Similar names: Kyson · Briar · Baylor · Riggs · Kash · Rhys

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