Recorded 1989–2023 Girls' name Peak 2001 135 births

Brithney — girls' name

135 babies named Brithney in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s132000s922010s182020s6
2000s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Brithney was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

14 babies were named Brithney in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brithney

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Brithney between 1989 and 2023, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brithney currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brithney performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Brithney shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Brithney in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brithney 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 135 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.

Brithney at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

135

Since 1989

35 years of records

Peak year

2001

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1989

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2023

Brithney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1989

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2001)
14
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
46810121416 202320112009200720042002200019921989 6

Brithney by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
92 births that decade — 68% of Brithney's all-time total
1980s61990s132000s922010s182020s6

Brithney by state

Where Brithney concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Brithney
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 4.4%
#2 California
5 3.7%
Texas share of Brithney's total US births 4.4%
Even split

6 of 135 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brithney?
135 babies have been named Brithney since 1989. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2001 with 14 births.
When was Brithney most popular?
Brithney was most popular in the 2000s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Brithney most popular?
The top states for the name Brithney are Texas (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Brithney been used?
Brithney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 35 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Brithney?
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, 1989–2023 (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.