Recorded 1986–2001 Girls' name Peak 1987 67 births

Briteny — girls' name

67 babies named Briteny in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s291990s322000s6
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Briteny was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

10 babies were named Briteny in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Briteny

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Briteny between 1986 and 2001, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Briteny currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Briteny performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Briteny shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Briteny 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 67 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.

Briteny at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

67

Since 1986

16 years of records

Peak year

1987

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1986

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2001

Briteny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1986

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1987)
10
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4681012 200119991994199119901989198819871986 7

Briteny by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
32 births that decade — 48% of Briteny's all-time total
1980s291990s322000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Briteny?
67 babies have been named Briteny since 1986. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1987 with 10 births.
When was Briteny most popular?
Briteny was most popular in the 1990s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Briteny been used?
Briteny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 16 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Briteny?
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.

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, 1986–2001 (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.