Girls' name · peaked in 1989
Brittany name popularity since 1925
361,751 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Brittany. Half of them were born in 1990 or earlier, so the typical Brittany is about 36 years old in 2026. Brittany peaked in 1989 as the #3 name for girls, and it ranked #928 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 361,751
- Named Brittany, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #928
- for girls in 2025 (281 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 360,673 girls · 1,078 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 1.54× its national share
Peak year is the year Brittany made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Brittany births per year, 1925–2025
1989 was the biggest year for Brittany both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1981 and 1986, Brittany became 12× more common, from 1 in 973 baby girls to 1 in 84.
- Steepest fall: Between 1998 and 2003, its share of baby girls fell by 84%, from 1 in 179 to 1 in 1,160.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Brittany's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Brittany.
Decade by decade
Babies named Brittany in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 148 | 0 | #4,226 |
| 1970s | 3,482 | 46 | #527 |
| 1980s | 140,854 | 644 | #17 |
| 1990s | 190,826 | 360 | #8 |
| 2000s | 17,569 | 28 | #277 |
| 2010s | 5,964 | 0 | #462 |
| 2020–25 | 1,830 | 0 | #928 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
83.5% of babies named Brittany from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Brittany is most popular
The index compares Brittany's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Brittany.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1.54× | 20,285 |
| Georgia | 1.52× | 15,241 |
| South Carolina | 1.50× | 7,629 |
| Kentucky | 1.49× | 9,099 |
| North Carolina | 1.47× | 15,167 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Brittany and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Brittany (this page) | 360,673 | 1989 |
| Brittani | 11,754 | 1990 |
| Britany | 6,562 | 1989 |
| Brittanie | 4,738 | 1989 |
| Brittaney | 3,280 | 1989 |
| Britteny | 1,450 | 1989 |
| Britani | 1,409 | 1989 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Brittany's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Brittany.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Brittany (1989).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data