Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1989

Brittney

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,122 Trend ↓ Falling 19%

A female given name transferred from the place name, variant of Brittany.

Rank 2025
#5,122
among girls · ↓2,143 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
25
named Brittney · -55% vs 2024
How common
1 in 64,291
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1989
7,883 babies
All-time total
82,468
#436 all-time among girls
First recorded
1958
in Social Security records

Brittney popularity over time

82,468 babies have been named Brittney since 1958, 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
1.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 5 – 5 1 – #6,186
1960s 34 – 34 3 +580% #3,110
1970s 1,149 8 1,157 116 +3303% #639
1980s 31,532 187 31,719 3,172 +2641% #41
1990s 40,030 70 40,100 4,010 +26% #44
2000s 7,909 – 7,909 791 -80% #148
2010s 1,299 – 1,299 130 -84% #1,031
2020s (to 2025) 245 – 245 41 -69% #2,979

Where Brittney 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 24 0.01 outside top 500
2027 23 0.01 outside top 500
2028 22 0.01 outside top 500
2029 21 0.01 outside top 500
2030 21 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Brittney

Brittney is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,122 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1958, 82,468 American babies have been named Brittney. Its peak came in 1989, when 7,883 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 Brittney stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brittney?

The median living Brittney is about 34 years old; half are between 30 and 37. An estimated 81 thousand people named Brittney are alive in the United States today.

median 34 020406080100

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

Brittney 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 25 #5,122 – –
2024 55 #2,979 – –
2023 42 #3,647 – –
2022 50 #3,226 – –
2021 30 #4,529 – –
2020 43 #3,509 – –
2019 58 #2,861 – –
2018 55 #2,968 – –
2017 74 #2,440 – –
2016 99 #2,001 – –
2015 110 #1,862 – –
2014 127 #1,665 – –
2013 143 #1,529 – –
2012 186 #1,284 – –
2011 205 #1,178 – –
2010 242 #1,031 – –
2009 236 #1,081 – –
2008 238 #1,091 – –
2007 360 #799 – –
2006 463 #625 – –
2005 524 #548 – –
2004 599 #490 – –
2003 758 #399 – –
2002 972 #315 – –
2001 1,443 #221 – –
2000 2,316 #148 – –
1995 3,380 #99 – –
1990 7,427 #44 23 #2,789
1985 3,224 #84 16 #2,958
1980 454 #468 – –
1975 93 #1,230 – –
1970 14 #4,058 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Brittney

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

  1. 1 Brittney Griner Brittney Griner American basketball player (born 1990) Contemporary
  2. 2 Brittney Reese Brittney Reese American long jumper b. 1986 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Brittney?

The median living Brittney is about 34 years old. Half of all living Brittneys are between 30 and 37 years old.

How many people named Brittney are alive today?

An estimated 81 thousand people named Brittney are alive in the United States, based on 82,468 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Brittney mean?

A female given name transferred from the place name, variant of Brittany.

How popular is the name Brittney in 2025?

Brittney ranked #5,122 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brittney?

82,468 babies have been named Brittney in the United States since 1958, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brittney most popular?

Brittney peaked in 1989, when 7,883 newborns received the name.

Is Brittney a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Brittney rising or falling?

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

Will Brittney become more popular?

Brittney is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 21 girls named Brittney in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Brittney?

Well-known people named Brittney include Brittney Griner (basketball player), Brittney Reese (athlete).

Names like Brittney

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

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