Girls' name · since 1916
Brita
Brita has 1,097 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,037 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,097
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Brita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,097 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Brita recorded 1,097 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2021.
- #7,037 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,097 born since 1916
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brita ranks #7,037 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,097 born since 1916, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,037 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,097
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Brita's 1,097 recorded births place it above 90.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Brita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brita's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2021
- Peak year (1981)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Brita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (262 births, 24% of the file).
1980s was Brita's strongest decade.
262 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Brita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s 74
1950s
74 births
- 1960s
1960s
156 births
- 1970s
1970s
208 births
- 1980s
1980s
262 births
- 1990s
1990s
206 births
- 2000s 80
2000s
80 births
- 2010s 50
2010s
50 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 262 births (24% of all-time use).
How Brita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Brita's total volume
Brita by state
Where Brita concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 62 | 5.7% |
| #2 | California | | 31 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Washington | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
62 of 1,097 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Brita's data
- Brita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (262 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Britas (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~105 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Brita draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.