Recorded 1978–2015 Girls' name Peak 1989 3,280 births

Brittaney — girls' name

3,280 babies named Brittaney 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.

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1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Brittaney was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

375 babies were named Brittaney in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brittaney

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,280 babies named Brittaney between 1978 and 2015, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brittaney currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 375 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brittaney performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,711 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Brittaney shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 342 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Brittaney in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brittaney 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 3,280 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.

Brittaney at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

3,280

Since 1978

38 years of records

Peak year

1989

375 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1978

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2015

Brittaney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1978

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1989)
375
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Brittaney by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,711 births that decade — 52% of Brittaney's all-time total
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Brittaney by state

Where Brittaney concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brittaney
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
342 10.4%
#2 Texas
245 7.5%
#3 Ohio
162 4.9%
#4 Florida
145 4.4%
#5 New York
112 3.4%
#6 Illinois
110 3.4%
#7 Georgia
98 3.0%
#8 Indiana
95 2.9%
California share of Brittaney's total US births 10.4%
Even split

342 of 3,280 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Brittaney appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brittaney?
3,280 babies have been named Brittaney since 1978. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1989 with 375 births.
When was Brittaney most popular?
Brittaney was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,711 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Brittaney most popular?
The top states for the name Brittaney are California (342 births), Texas (245 births), Ohio (162 births).
How long has the name Brittaney been used?
Brittaney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 38 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Brittaney?
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, 1978–2015 (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.