Briggs

Briggs: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“bridges”
Origin
English
Say it
BRIGZ · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

Briggs is an English surname from a plural or variant form related to bridge. As a given name it reflects the modern use of surnames as first names.

How popular is Briggs?

2024321 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Briggs in 20241,069

2024 rank#326 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18808,542

Briggs is rising: use over the last five years is 4.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Briggs

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

Briggs questions

What does the name Briggs mean?

Briggs means "bridges". It comes from English. Briggs is an English surname from a plural or variant form related to bridge. As a given name it reflects the modern use of surnames as first names.

Is Briggs a boy or girl name?

Briggs is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Briggs?

1,069 US babies were named Briggs in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Briggs?

Briggs is usually pronounced BRIGZ.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.