Recorded 1985–2017 Unisex name Peak 1989 82 births

Britian — boys' name

82 babies named Britian in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s221990s362000s122010s12
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Britian was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

14 babies were named Britian in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Britian

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Britian between 1985 and 2017, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Britian currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Britian is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 2001.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Britian performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Britian shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Britian 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 82 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.

Britian at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

82

Since 1985

33 years of records

Peak year

1989

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1985

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2017

Britian popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1985

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1989)
14
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
46810121416 201720102004200219971996199419931991199019891985 8

Britian popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 2001 (Britian as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20142001 5

Britian by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
36 births that decade — 44% of Britian's all-time total
1980s221990s362000s122010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Britian?
82 babies have been named Britian since 1985. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1989 with 14 births.
When was Britian most popular?
Britian was most popular in the 1990s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Is Britian a unisex name?
Yes, Britian is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 82 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Britian been used?
Britian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 33 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Britian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brian, Brice, Briggs, Bridger, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1985–2017 (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.