Recorded 1984–2018 Girls' name Peak 2006 137 births

Britlyn — girls' name

137 babies named Britlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s432000s532010s36
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Britlyn was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

11 babies were named Britlyn in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Britlyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 137 babies named Britlyn between 1984 and 2018, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Britlyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Britlyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Britlyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Britlyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Britlyn 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 137 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.

Britlyn at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

137

Since 1984

35 years of records

Peak year

2006

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1984

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2018

Britlyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1984

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2006)
11
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4681012 2018201120072003199919931984 5

Britlyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
53 births that decade — 39% of Britlyn's all-time total
1980s51990s432000s532010s36

Britlyn by state

Where Britlyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Britlyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 3.6%
Texas share of Britlyn's total US births 3.6%

5 of 137 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Britlyn?
137 babies have been named Britlyn since 1984. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2006 with 11 births.
When was Britlyn most popular?
Britlyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Britlyn most popular?
The top states for the name Britlyn are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Britlyn been used?
Britlyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 35 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Britlyn?
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, 1984–2018 (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.