Recorded 1980–2001 Girls' name Peak 1990 282 births

Britne — girls' name

282 babies named Britne in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1391990s1372000s6
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Britne was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

38 babies were named Britne in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Britne

The Social Security Administration has registered 282 babies named Britne between 1980 and 2001, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Britne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Britne performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Britne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Britne in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Britne 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 282 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.

Britne at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

282

Since 1980

22 years of records

Peak year

1990

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1980

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2001

Britne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1980

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1990)
38
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
010203040 2001199519921989198619831980 6

Britne by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
139 births that decade — 49% of Britne's all-time total
1980s1391990s1372000s6

Britne by state

Where Britne concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Britne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.8%
#2 Texas
5 1.8%
California share of Britne's total US births 1.8%
Even split

5 of 282 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Britne?
282 babies have been named Britne since 1980. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1990 with 38 births.
When was Britne most popular?
Britne was most popular in the 1980s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Britne most popular?
The top states for the name Britne are California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Britne been used?
Britne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 22 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Britne?
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, 1980–2001 (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.