Across the world, Brief (Bref 
, Brif 
, Brevis 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral forename. The first name Brief is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare largely boy's, but seldom female name, Algeria, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Papua New Guinea, where it is quite a rare male name. Also, Brief is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Bref | Germany, Morocco, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Algeria, France |
| Brif | South Africa, United States, Israel, Democratic Republic of the Congo, France |
| Brevis | Germany, South Africa, Chile, United States, Argentina |
| Brief | Germany, South Africa, United States, Argentina, France |
Brief is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .