Brie
Girl name · #4298 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Brie? In official American birth records, Brie has been tracked continuously since 1972, giving it 53 years of documented American history.
Brie is currently the #4298 girl name in the United States — 33 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #2736, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 54,545 girls born in 2025 was named Brie.
The 53-year story
Brie first appears in the Social Security records in 1972, when 12 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1980, when 110 girls were named Brie — good for #1197 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Brie per year. Source: Official national birth records.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Brie in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Brie is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Brie will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Brie is most common
State-level data for Brie is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Nicknames & related forms of Brie
Brie belongs to the Gabriella family — closely related nicknames and spellings of the same name.
Counted as one name, the Gabriella family went to about 3,588 girls in 2025 — together they'd rank around #64, versus #4298 for Brie alone.
Names like Brie
Statistically, parents drawn to Brie tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Jorie, Corrie, Brook, Ilia, and Malorie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Brie | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #4265 |
| 2024 | 29 | #4669 |
| 2023 | 50 | #3225 |
| 2022 | 45 | #3470 |
| 2021 | 77 | #2345 |
| 2020 | 69 | #2500 |
| 2019 | 82 | #2231 |
| 2018 | 64 | #2677 |
| 2017 | 80 | #2302 |
| 2016 | 75 | #2446 |
| 2015 | 64 | #2736 |
| 2014 | 74 | #2442 |
| 2013 | 51 | #3166 |
| 2012 | 43 | #3644 |
| 2011 | 64 | #2725 |
| 2010 | 54 | #3075 |
| 2009 | 54 | #3126 |
| 2008 | 49 | #3377 |
| 2007 | 72 | #2568 |
| 2006 | 73 | #2512 |
| 2005 | 73 | #2407 |
| 2004 | 38 | #3748 |
| 2003 | 46 | #3187 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6392 |
| 2001 | 45 | #3091 |
Frequently asked questions
How old is the name Brie?
In official American birth records, the name Brie first appeared in 1972 (over 53 years ago), when 12 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 53 years.
Is Brie a popular girl name?
Brie ranked #4298 among girls in 2025 with 33 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2736.
When was the name Brie most popular?
Brie peaked in 1980, when 110 American girls received the name (ranked #1197 that year). Since 1980 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Brie?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 54,545 newborn American girls was named Brie. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.