Given name & surname
Briggs
“from the homestead near the bridge”
Briggs is a variant of Brigham. One English interpretation is “from the homestead near the bridge.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Briggs is a variant of Brigham. One English interpretation is “from the homestead near the bridge.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Briggs 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 1927. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Briggs through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,476
- 9,377 boys · 99 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,071 babies
- 2025
- 930
- #356 for boys · #10,243 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +90%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 921 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 356 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 89.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 9 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (88). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,104 as a first name in 2020; 55,710 as a surname in 2020.
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.
People named Briggs
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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