Brier

Where Brier comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Brier.

Brier through the years
  1. 1991
    First appearance
    #5,521 among boys with 9 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2001
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 2016
    Peak, #3,441
    32 babies named Brier, the most in any year.
  4. 2022
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #5,633.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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