first name
BRIGGS
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 4,104 people named Briggs, 92.2% reported their origin as White, 3.4% as two or more races and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino. 97.8% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Briggs peaked in 2024, when 1,071 babies got the name.
At least 9,476 babies have been given the name since 1927. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Briggs by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #716. The largest share of babies named Briggs, 84.8%, were born in 2013 or later.
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Briggs is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Briggs has been most common in Utah (8.8×), South Dakota (6.5×), and North Dakota (5.7×), and least common in New York (0.09×).
8,112 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Briggs
Spelled almost the same
One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Briggs, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Briggs ranks #590 of 156,621, with 55,710 people. See Briggs as a last name
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