girls' name ★ peaked 1989

Brittany

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #928 Trend ↑ Rising 10%

Inherited from Middle English Bretany, Brytany, itself borrowed from Medieval Latin Britannia, applied to Brittany from at least the 6th century, and reinforced by…

Rank 2025
#928
among girls · ↓137 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
281
named Brittany · -21% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,720
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1989
38,008 babies
All-time total
361,751
#102 all-time among girls
First recorded
1963
in Social Security records

Brittany popularity over time

361,751 babies have been named Brittany since 1963, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
6.2512.518.752518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 148 – 148 15 – #1,499
1970s 3,482 46 3,528 353 +2284% #300
1980s 140,854 644 141,498 14,150 +3911% #3
1990s 190,826 360 191,186 19,119 +35% #3
2000s 17,569 28 17,597 1,760 -91% #60
2010s 5,964 – 5,964 596 -66% #407
2020s (to 2025) 1,830 – 1,830 305 -49% #791

Where Brittany is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 284 0.18 outside top 500
2027 287 0.18 outside top 500
2028 290 0.18 outside top 500
2029 292 0.18 outside top 500
2030 293 0.18 outside top 500

Where Brittany is most popular

Girls named Brittany per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.193 per 1,000. Strongest in Tennessee, Maryland, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Brittany born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Tennessee 84 0.530 +175%
Maryland 52 0.491 +154%
New Jersey 83 0.460 +138%
Louisiana 29 0.331 +72%
Virginia 55 0.323 +67%
Texas 237 0.295 +53%
Florida 122 0.285 +48%
Georgia 63 0.277 +44%
North Carolina 59 0.259 +34%
New York 97 0.245 +27%
Missouri 25 0.207 +8%
Kentucky 17 0.199 ≈ national
Alabama 18 0.192 ≈ national
South Carolina 17 0.189 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 44 0.186 ≈ national
Indiana 25 0.178 -8%
Massachusetts 21 0.174 -10%
California 140 0.167 -14%
Colorado 18 0.161 -16%
Illinois 36 0.157 -18%
Oregon 10 0.154 -20%
Oklahoma 11 0.149 -23%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -28%
Arkansas 6 0.114 -41%
Wisconsin 9 0.087 -55%
Iowa 5 0.086 -56%
Arizona 10 0.071 -63%
Washington 10 0.069 -64%
Ohio 14 0.059 -69%
Michigan 6 0.033 -83%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Brittany

Brittany is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #928 in 2025 with 281 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1963, 361,751 American babies have been named Brittany. Its peak came in 1989, when 38,008 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Brittany stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brittany?

The median living Brittany is about 35 years old; half are between 31 and 37. An estimated 355 thousand people named Brittany are alive in the United States today.

median 35 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Brittany year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 281 #928 – –
2024 356 #791 – –
2023 311 #858 – –
2022 333 #841 – –
2021 284 #936 – –
2020 265 #961 – –
2019 320 #843 – –
2018 307 #880 – –
2017 402 #714 – –
2016 573 #546 – –
2015 689 #462 – –
2014 698 #458 – –
2013 724 #421 – –
2012 769 #407 – –
2011 750 #419 – –
2010 732 #427 – –
2009 672 #461 – –
2008 776 #414 – –
2007 918 #352 – –
2006 1,025 #320 – –
2005 1,193 #277 – –
2004 1,356 #240 13 #5,855
2003 1,578 #209 5 #11,103
2002 1,937 #170 – –
2001 2,929 #115 10 #6,519
2000 5,185 #60 – –
1995 16,477 #8 36 #2,213
1990 36,536 #3 112 #996
1985 15,437 #17 61 #1,215
1980 1,407 #190 7 #4,996
1975 332 #527 – –
1970 76 #1,369 – –
1965 10 #4,226 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Brittany

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Brittany Murphy Brittany Murphy American actress and singer (1977–2009) Contemporary
  2. 2 Brittany Snow Brittany Snow American actress (born 1986) Contemporary
  3. 3 Brittany Daniel Brittany Daniel American actress (born 1976) Contemporary
  4. 4 Brittany Andrews Brittany Andrews American pornographic film actress b. 1973 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Brittany Curran Brittany Curran American actress (born 1990) Contemporary
  6. 6 Brittany Byrnes Australian actress b. 1987 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Brittany Broben Brittany Broben Australian diver b. 1995 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Brittany Elmslie Australian swimmer b. 1994 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Brittany, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Brittany?

The median living Brittany is about 35 years old. Half of all living Brittanys are between 31 and 37 years old.

How many people named Brittany are alive today?

An estimated 355 thousand people named Brittany are alive in the United States, based on 361,751 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Brittany mean?

Inherited from Middle English Bretany, Brytany, itself borrowed from Medieval Latin Britannia, applied to Brittany from at least the 6th century, and reinforced by Middle French Bretagne.

How popular is the name Brittany in 2025?

Brittany ranked #928 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 281 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brittany?

361,751 babies have been named Brittany in the United States since 1963, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brittany most popular?

Brittany peaked in 1989, when 38,008 newborns received the name.

Is Brittany a boy or girl name?

Brittany is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Brittany rising or falling?

Brittany is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Brittany become more popular?

Brittany looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 293 girls named Brittany in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Brittany?

Well-known people named Brittany include Brittany Murphy (actor), Brittany Snow (actor), Brittany Daniel (actor).

Names like Brittany

Names that sound and feel close to Brittany: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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