Girls' name · since 1971
Brittani
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 11,754 babies named Brittani, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,512 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11,754
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brittani is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11,754 have been recorded since 1971.
Brittani has 11,754 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2024.
- #1,512 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11,754 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brittani ranks #1,512 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11,754 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,512 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11,754
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brittani's 11,754 recorded births place it above 97.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Brittani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brittani's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 13% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 87%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 1,220, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brittani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2024
- Peak year (1990)
- 1,220
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Brittani popularity over time - boys
22 total births recorded since 1985 (Brittani as boys' name)
Brittani by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6,210 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Brittani's strongest decade.
6,210 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Brittani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 141
1970s
141 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,705 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,210 births
- 2000s 550
2000s
550 births
- 2010s 127
2010s
127 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6,210 births (53% of all-time use).
How Brittani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Brittani's total volume
Brittani by state
Where Brittani concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,156 | 9.8% |
| #2 | California | | 1,053 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 661 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 658 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 512 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 476 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 403 | 3.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 385 | 3.3% |
1,156 of 11,754 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Brittani appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brittani's data
- Brittani's decade-level peak was the 1990s (6,210 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brittanis (1,156 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brittani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Brittani draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.