How to say it
BRI · ar
/ˈbraɪ.ər/
Feminine
Briar
Thorny shrub
What it means
An English nature word for a briar or bramble, a thorny wild shrub.
Briar is a nature word name for the thorny, tangled wild shrub, prickly and pretty at once. Disney sealed its charm by hiding Sleeping Beauty in the forest under the name Briar Rose. It rides the wave of crisp nature names with Wren and Sage, leaning gently feminine though used for any child. It reads a touch wild and romantic.
Popularity over time
peaked at #400 in 2025, currently #400 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Pop culture
Sleeping Beauty's forest alias was Briar Rose.
- Worth knowing
A nature word (the thorny shrub); leans feminine, used for any child.
Who's worn it
Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.
- Briar Rose the name Aurora is raised under in Sleeping Beauty
Spelling variants
- Brier
- Bryar
- Brier
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