Britten vs Brian

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

Name A

Britten

Boy name

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Name B

Brian

Boy name · Rank #301

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Metric Britten Brian
Current Rank Unranked #301
Total Births (all years) 529 1,172,762
Peak Year 2001 1972
Peak Year Births 25 36,309
Peak Decade 2000ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1909

Births by Decade

Decade Britten Brian
1900ss — 5
1910ss — 116
1920ss — 566
1930ss — 3,173
1940ss — 22,794
1950ss — 112,336
1960ss — 258,119
1970ss 37 322,694
1980ss 111 233,997
1990ss 130 119,303
2000ss 145 69,771
2010ss 88 24,100
2020ss 18 5,788

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Britten Brian
2014 9 2,535
2015 7 2,217
2016 12 1,983
2017 11 1,777
2018 7 1,631
2019 — 1,478
2020 8 1,261
2021 10 1,188
2022 — 1,180
2023 — 1,048
2024 — 1,111

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, 1971–2021.

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