Girls' name · since 1970
Britany
6,562 babies named Britany in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,156 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,279 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,562
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
6,562 babies have been named Britany since 1970, making it today's #5279 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Britany has been recorded 6,562 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #5279 nationally and more common than 69% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #2,156 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,279 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,562 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Britany ranks #2,156 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,279 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,562 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,156 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,279 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,562
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Britany's 6,562 recorded births place it above 97.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Britany compares
6,562 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Britany's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Britany | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,562 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 534 | 21 | 19,840 |
Britany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Britany splits its recorded history at 1999: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 534 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Britany popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 534
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Britany by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,622 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Britany's strongest decade.
2,622 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Britany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 113
1970s
113 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,002 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,622 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,130 births
- 2010s 534
2010s
534 births
- 2020s 161
2020s
161 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,622 births (40% of all-time use).
How Britany 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 Britany's total volume
Britany by state
Where Britany concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 716 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 695 | 10.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 282 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 261 | 4.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 240 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 233 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 200 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 184 | 2.8% |
716 of 6,562 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Britany appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Britany's data
- Britany's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,622 total births); usage has since declined to 161 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Britanys (716 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 popularity rank to Britany
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Britany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Britany 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.