Recorded 1972–2012 Girls' name Peak 1989 4,315 births

Britni — girls' name

4,315 babies named Britni in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s481980s22671990s17292000s2582010s13
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Britni was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

410 babies were named Britni in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Britni

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,315 babies named Britni between 1972 and 2012, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Britni currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 410 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Britni performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 2,267 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Britni shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 537 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Britni in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Britni 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 4,315 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.

Britni at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

4,315

Since 1972

41 years of records

Peak year

1989

410 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1972

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2012

Britni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1972

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1989)
410
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Britni by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
2,267 births that decade — 53% of Britni's all-time total
1970s481980s22671990s17292000s2582010s13

Britni by state

Where Britni concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Britni
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
537 12.4%
#2 California
380 8.8%
#3 Florida
221 5.1%
#4 Ohio
153 3.5%
#5 Michigan
128 3.0%
#6 Louisiana
121 2.8%
#7 Illinois
108 2.5%
#8 Georgia
103 2.4%
Texas share of Britni's total US births 12.4%
Even split

537 of 4,315 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.

Britni appears in 38 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Britni?
4,315 babies have been named Britni since 1972. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1989 with 410 births.
When was Britni most popular?
Britni was most popular in the 1980s decade with 2,267 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Britni most popular?
The top states for the name Britni are Texas (537 births), California (380 births), Florida (221 births).
How long has the name Britni been used?
Britni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 41 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Britni?
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, 1972–2012 (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.