Girls' name · since 1979
Brittania
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 402 babies named Brittania, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,461 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 402
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
402 girls have been named Brittania since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Brittania has 402 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2013.
- #13,461 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 402 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brittania ranks #13,461 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 402 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,461 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 402
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Brittania's 402 recorded births place it above 81.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Brittania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brittania splits its recorded history at 1993: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 60 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brittania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2013
- Peak year (1980)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Brittania by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (216 births, 54% of the file).
1980s was Brittania's strongest decade.
216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Brittania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
216 births
- 1990s
1990s
128 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 216 births (54% of all-time use).
Brittania by state
Where Brittania concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.2% |
26 of 402 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Brittania's data
- Brittania's decade-level peak was the 1980s (216 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brittanias (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brittania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1979–2013 (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 Brittania 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.