Briseis
Briseis was the 5437th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1991st with 100 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,812 places. More babies were named Briseis in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,437 girls, down 2,247 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006100 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,376babies recorded
Briseis popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,437 | 23 |
| 2020 | #3,190 | 49 |
| 2010 | #2,547 | 72 |
| 2000 | #15,422 | 5 |
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How popular is Briseis, counting every spelling?
Briseis has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Briseis?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Briseis (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Briseis born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Briseis.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Briseis?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Briseis are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 18. That makes Briseis mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Briseis by state
How common Briseis was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.8×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Briseis
How popular is the name Briseis?
Briseis was the 5437th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1991st with 100 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,812 places. More babies were named Briseis in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Briseis a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Briseis in the US.
Where is Briseis most popular?
In 2021–2025, Briseis was most common in Texas (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.