Recorded 1988–1994 Girls' name Peak 1988 20 births

Britannica — girls' name

20 babies named Britannica in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s10
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Britannica was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

5 babies were named Britannica in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Britannica

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Britannica between 1988 and 1994, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Britannica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Britannica performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Britannica shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Britannica in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 20 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Britannica at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

20

Since 1988

7 years of records

Peak year

1988

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1988

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1994

Britannica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1988

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1988)
5
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
5 1994199119891988 5

Britannica by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 50% of Britannica's all-time total
1980s101990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Britannica?
20 babies have been named Britannica since 1988. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1988 with 5 births.
When was Britannica most popular?
Britannica was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Britannica been used?
Britannica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 7 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Britannica?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brittany, Brianna, Briana, Bridget, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.