Recorded 1963–2021 Boys' name Peak 1991 544 births

Briton — boys' name

544 babies named Briton in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s321970s501980s1141990s1402000s1232010s752020s10
1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Briton was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

27 babies were named Briton in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Briton

The Social Security Administration has registered 544 babies named Briton between 1963 and 2021, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Briton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Briton performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Briton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Briton 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 544 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.

Briton at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

544

Since 1963

59 years of records

Peak year

1991

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1963

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2021

Briton popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1963

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1991)
27
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
051015202530 202120132006199919921985197819701963 7

Briton popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1990 (Briton as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1990 5

Briton by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
140 births that decade — 26% of Briton's all-time total
1960s321970s501980s1141990s1402000s1232010s752020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Briton?
544 babies have been named Briton since 1963. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1991 with 27 births.
When was Briton most popular?
Briton was most popular in the 1990s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Briton been used?
Briton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 59 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Briton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brian, Brice, Briggs, Bridger, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1963–2021 (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.