Given name & surname
Brigg
“from the homestead near the bridge”
Brigg is a variant of Brigham. One English interpretation is “from the homestead near the bridge.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brigg is a variant of Brigham. One English interpretation is “from the homestead near the bridge.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brigg is a variant of Brigham. An origin associated with Brigham is Old English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brigg through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 174
- 174 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −62%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 249 as a first name in 2020; 159 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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