UK girl's name
Briege
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 1998. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Briege is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Briege popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 1998 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3848, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 3 births.
This profile covers 3 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 1998 to 1998. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, NRS Scotland and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Briege is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 15 living people in the UK are called Briege. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 1999 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Briege ranked #3848 for girls in England and Wales in 1998, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 3 girls were registered as Briege.
- • Briege ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #343 in 2001.
- • About 15 living people in the UK are estimated to have Briege as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3848
1998
Births in 1998
3
Latest year
Peak year
1998
3 births
Estimated living
15
2026
Decades
Briege by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Briege was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | #3848 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Briege is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Briege. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Briege ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #343 in 2001.
Across the UK
Briege in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#611 in 1996
2 years of NRS records, 6 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#343 in 2001
2 years of NISRA records, 6 total registered
Related
Names similar to Briege
- Bethany 43,226
- Brooke 18,370
- Bella 14,112
- Bonnie 12,149
- Beatrice 11,306
- Bethan 7,968
- Beth 6,440
- Betsy 5,065
- Beatrix 4,317
- Billie 4,220
- Beau 3,231
- Bryony 3,167
FAQ
Briege: questions and answers
How popular is the name Briege in the UK right now?
In 1998, Briege was ranked #3848 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Briege most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 3 babies registered as Briege in England and Wales.
How many people are called Briege in the UK?
A total of 3 babies have been registered as Briege across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 6 more in Scotland and 6 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Briege most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Briege ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #343 in 2001. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.