Gender
Origin
- Greek
- myth name (slave of Achilles)
Captive maiden given to Achilles
Syllables
2
Themes
- Greek/Roman Mythology
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Briseis
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #1985, 100 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5410, 23 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 |
| 2024 | 30 |
| 2023 | 32 |
| 2022 | 42 |
| 2021 | 33 |
| 2020 | 49 |
| 2019 | 64 |
| 2018 | 75 |
| 2017 | 57 |
| 2016 | 62 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #4045, 5 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5666, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #1953, 17 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2256, 12 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2014 | 17 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence