Declining since 2018, #10,917 for girls today.
Popularity of Briarrose since 2011
Babies named Briarrose per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 116 |
| 2020s | 58 |
Meaning & origin
Briarrose is a modern, inventive name that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2011. Despite its recent entry, it reached its peak popularity in 2018, after which it has been in decline. The name combines two nature elements, 'briar' and 'rose', and is associated with the fairy tale character Briar Rose from 'Sleeping Beauty'. With a 2025 rank of 10,917, it remains a rare choice, shared by roughly 1 in every 200,908 girls. Its trajectory shows a falling trend since its peak, typical of many newly coined names that see a brief surge before receding.
Briarrose is a modern compound name, combining 'briar' (a variant of 'brier', from Old English brēr, meaning a thorny bush) and 'rose' (from Latin rosa). The name likely gained recognition through the fairy tale 'Sleeping Beauty', whose princess is sometimes called Briar Rose. It entered U.S. birth records in 2011, reflecting a trend of nature-inspired and literary compound names.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Briar, Rose, Bri
Variants: Briar Rose, Brierrose
Sibling names for Briarrose
Names that share Briarrose's style, for a brother or sister.
