Unisex name · since 1966
Britain
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 821 babies named Britain, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,811 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,293 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 821
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Britain currently ranks #7293 among unisex names in America, with 821 babies recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Britain has been recorded 821 times among boys since 1966, currently ranked #7293 nationally and more common than 48% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #5,811 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,293 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 821 born since 1966
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Britain ranks #5,811 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,293 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 821 born since 1966, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,811 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,293 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 821
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Britain's 821 recorded births place it above 87.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Britain compares
821 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Britain's all-time total is 122% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Britain | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 821 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Britain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Britain's full recorded timeline at 2001, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Britain popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Britain popularity over time - girls
712 total births recorded since 1976 (Britain as girls' name)
Britain by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (286 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Britain's strongest decade.
286 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Britain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 99
1980s
99 births
- 1990s
1990s
156 births
- 2000s
2000s
180 births
- 2010s
2010s
286 births
- 2020s 65
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 286 births (35% of all-time use).
How Britain compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Britain's total volume
Britain by state
Where Britain concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 23 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 17 | 2.1% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.7% |
23 of 821 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Britain's data
- Britain's decade-level peak was the 2010s (286 total births); usage has since declined to 65 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Britains (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Britain
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Britain
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Britain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Britain 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.