Girls' name · since 1980
Britania
Britania has 124 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 124
- total births
- 1980–2005
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
Britania sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 124 recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Britania recorded 124 times among girls since 1980, 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 1980 to 2005.
- 124 total births
- 1980–2005 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
124 girls have been named Britania since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2005.
- 124
- total births
- 1980–2005
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
39% of everyone ever named Britania was born in this single decade.
16 babies were named Britania in 2001 - its busiest year on record.
Britania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Britania's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Britania at a glance
Last recorded 2005Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Britania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2005
- Peak year (2001)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2005.
124 total births across 26 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2001 with 16 births in a single year.
Britania by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Britania's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Britania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 48 births (39% of all-time use).
Britania decade highlights
- Peak decade 48 births
- Runner-up 44 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Britania by state
Where Britania concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 4.8% |
6 of 124 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 4.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 4.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Britania's data
- Britania's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (48 total births) through the 2000s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Britanias (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1980–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Britania: Baby Name Since 1980 - 124 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/britania. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Britania 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 July 2026.
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