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Gender-neutral name Old English origin

Briar

BRYE-er · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Thorny patch; brier
Language
Old English
Culture
English
Religion
Secular
Style era
trendy
Themes
nature · plant
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#—
2024 births974
Peak year2024
First appeared1971
Total US births12,170
2024 peak19711984199820112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Bri
Alternate spellings
BryerBrior
In other languages
Briar (English)Bruyère (French)

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