US rank #15791 Girls' name Peak 1990 817 births

Britanny — #15791 US girls' name

817 babies named Britanny in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s2231990s2402000s1762010s1582020s20
#15791
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Britanny was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

51 babies were named Britanny in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Britanny

The Social Security Administration has registered 817 babies named Britanny between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Britanny currently holds the #15791 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Britanny performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 240 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Britanny shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 92 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Britanny in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Britanny 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 817 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.

Britanny at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

817

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

1990

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,791

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Britanny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
51
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Britanny by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
240 births that decade — 29% of Britanny's all-time total
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Britanny by state

Where Britanny concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Britanny
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
92 11.3%
#2 Texas
28 3.4%
#3 Arizona
7 0.9%
#4 North Carolina
6 0.7%
California share of Britanny's total US births 11.3%
Even split

92 of 817 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Britanny?
817 babies have been named Britanny since 1982. It currently ranks #15791 among girls. The peak year was 1990 with 51 births.
When was Britanny most popular?
Britanny was most popular in the 1990s decade with 240 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Britanny most popular?
The top states for the name Britanny are California (92 births), Texas (28 births), Arizona (7 births).
How long has the name Britanny been used?
Britanny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Britanny?
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, 1982–2024 (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.