Recorded 1978–1998 Girls' name Peak 1989 531 births

Brittainy — girls' name

531 babies named Brittainy in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s3481990s172
1980s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Brittainy was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

61 babies were named Brittainy in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brittainy

The Social Security Administration has registered 531 babies named Brittainy between 1978 and 1998, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brittainy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brittainy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 348 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Brittainy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Brittainy in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brittainy 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 531 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.

Brittainy at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

531

Since 1978

21 years of records

Peak year

1989

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1978

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1998

Brittainy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1978

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1989)
61
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
020406080 19981995199219891986198319801978 11

Brittainy by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
348 births that decade — 66% of Brittainy's all-time total
1970s111980s3481990s172

Brittainy by state

Where Brittainy concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Brittainy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
38 7.2%
#2 California
20 3.8%
#3 North Carolina
15 2.8%
#4 Ohio
12 2.3%
#5 Indiana
5 0.9%
Texas share of Brittainy's total US births 7.2%
Even split

38 of 531 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brittainy?
531 babies have been named Brittainy since 1978. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1989 with 61 births.
When was Brittainy most popular?
Brittainy was most popular in the 1980s decade with 348 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Brittainy most popular?
The top states for the name Brittainy are Texas (38 births), California (20 births), North Carolina (15 births).
How long has the name Brittainy been used?
Brittainy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 21 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Brittainy?
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, 1978–1998 (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.