Briar

Unisex

Briar ranks #3,738 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 6 places, 14 licensed dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #2,774 for cats.

Briar's popularity trend

Briar's share of Allegheny County's licensed dogs, year by year — the place with the fullest records for this name. Share (its per-100k slice of that year's dogs) is the only figure comparable across years, since each year's counted population differs. Peak year by share: 2020.

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Year	Share
2025	0.011%
2024	0.01%
2023	0.01%
2022	0.011%
2021	0.01%
2020	0.012%
2019	0.008%
2018	0.007%
2017	0.008%
2016	0.008%
2015	0.004%
2014	0.004%
2013	0.005%
2012	0.003%
2011	0.004%
2010	0.002%
2009	0.002%
2008	0.002%
2007	0.003%

Licensed dogs in our data

across 6 places

Popularity rank

#3,738

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

−9

2020 → 2025

Gender split

55% boys

45% girls55% boys

Where Briar shows up

Briar's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.


Allegheny CountyUnited States of America	0.0%
PlayfordAustralia	0.0%
CambridgeUnited States of America	0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America	0.0%

Names like Briar

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