Bryar

Variation of Briar, English

"a thorny patch"

Bryar Origin and Meaning

The name Bryar is a boy's name meaning "a thorny patch".

The trendy gender-neutral Briar leans slightly more masculine with the Bryar spelling, given to about 60 baby boys last year in the US vs. 50 girls. By contrast, Briar was used for about 500 baby girls compared with 400 baby boys.

Why this turnaround from the usual rule, which holds that substituting a Y in the middle of a name tends to make it more feminine? Perhaps Bryar feels closer to Bryan this way, and also less flowery.

Bryar Popularity

• 693 Unique 2019
• 414 Unisex 2023