US rank #15768 Girls' name Peak 1990 1,914 births

Britny — #15768 US girls' name

1,914 babies named Britny 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.

1980s5861990s10372000s2102010s642020s17
#15768
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Britny was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

289 babies were named Britny in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Britny

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,914 babies named Britny between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Britny currently holds the #15768 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 289 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Britny performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,037 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Britny shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 157 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Britny in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Britny 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 1,914 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.

Britny at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,914

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

1990

289 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,768

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Britny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
289
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Britny by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,037 births that decade — 54% of Britny's all-time total
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Britny by state

Where Britny concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Britny
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
157 8.2%
#2 California
155 8.1%
#3 Ohio
84 4.4%
#4 Pennsylvania
61 3.2%
#5 Florida
59 3.1%
#6 Illinois
42 2.2%
#7 New York
41 2.1%
#8 Michigan
34 1.8%
Texas share of Britny's total US births 8.2%
Even split

157 of 1,914 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.

Britny appears in 30 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Britny?
1,914 babies have been named Britny since 1980. It currently ranks #15768 among girls. The peak year was 1990 with 289 births.
When was Britny most popular?
Britny was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,037 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Britny most popular?
The top states for the name Britny are Texas (157 births), California (155 births), Ohio (84 births).
How long has the name Britny been used?
Britny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Britny?
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, 1980–2024 (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.