Girls' name · since 1984
Britlyn
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 137 babies named Britlyn, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,689 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 137
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
137 girls have been named Britlyn since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Britlyn has 137 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2018.
- #23,689 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 137 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Britlyn ranks #23,689 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 137 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,689 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 137
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Britlyn's 137 recorded births place it above 67.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Britlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Britlyn's full recorded timeline at 2005, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Britlyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2018
- Peak year (2006)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Britlyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (53 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Britlyn's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Britlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
43 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 53 births (39% of all-time use).
Britlyn by state
Where Britlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.6% |
5 of 137 births nationwide.
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- Britlyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2010s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Britlyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Britlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1984–2018 (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 Britlyn 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.