Recorded 1988–1989 Girls' name Peak 1989 11 births

Brittainey — girls' name

11 babies named Brittainey in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s11
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Brittainey was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

6 babies were named Brittainey in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brittainey

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Brittainey between 1988 and 1989, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brittainey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brittainey performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brittainey 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 11 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.

Brittainey at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

11

Since 1988

2 years of records

Peak year

1989

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1988

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1989

Brittainey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1988

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1989)
6
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
4.555.566.5 19891988 5

Brittainey by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 100% of Brittainey's all-time total
1980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brittainey?
11 babies have been named Brittainey since 1988. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1989 with 6 births.
When was Brittainey most popular?
Brittainey was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Brittainey been used?
Brittainey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 2 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Brittainey?
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, 1988–1989 (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.