Recorded 1978–2014 Girls' name Peak 1988 1,690 births

Britnee — girls' name

1,690 babies named Britnee in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s5591990s8602000s2122010s41
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Britnee was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

146 babies were named Britnee in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Britnee

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,690 babies named Britnee between 1978 and 2014, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Britnee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 146 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Britnee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 860 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Britnee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 196 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Britnee in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Britnee 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 1,690 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.

Britnee at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

1,690

Since 1978

37 years of records

Peak year

1988

146 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1978

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2014

Britnee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1978

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1988)
146
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Britnee by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
860 births that decade — 51% of Britnee's all-time total
1970s181980s5591990s8602000s2122010s41

Britnee by state

Where Britnee concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Britnee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
196 11.6%
#2 Texas
119 7.0%
#3 Florida
39 2.3%
#4 Michigan
31 1.8%
#5 Pennsylvania
30 1.8%
#6 Washington
29 1.7%
#7 Utah
28 1.7%
#8 Ohio
18 1.1%
California share of Britnee's total US births 11.6%
Even split

196 of 1,690 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Britnee appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Britnee?
1,690 babies have been named Britnee since 1978. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1988 with 146 births.
When was Britnee most popular?
Britnee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 860 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Britnee most popular?
The top states for the name Britnee are California (196 births), Texas (119 births), Florida (39 births).
How long has the name Britnee been used?
Britnee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 37 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Britnee?
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, 1978–2014 (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.