Brittain vs Brian

Side-by-side comparison of Brittain and Brian - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Brittain

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Name B

Brian

Boy name · Rank #302

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Metric Brittain Brian
Current Rank Unranked #302
Total Births (all years) 391 1,173,735
Peak Year 1990 1972
Peak Year Births 18 36,306
Peak Decade 1990s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1968 1909

Births by Decade

Decade Brittain Brian
1900s - 5
1910s - 116
1920s - 566
1930s - 3,173
1940s - 22,793
1950s - 112,336
1960s 7 258,129
1970s 19 322,660
1980s 82 233,993
1990s 129 119,309
2000s 90 69,775
2010s 58 24,107
2020s 6 6,773

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brittain Brian
2014 5 2,536
2015 7 2,218
2016 6 1,984
2017 6 1,778
2018 6 1,631
2019 6 1,479
2020 - 1,261
2021 6 1,188
2022 - 1,180
2023 - 1,049
2024 - 1,116
2025 - 979

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1968–2021.

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