Girls' name · since 1980

Brittanny

Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 389 babies named Brittanny, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#13,737 of 72,339
all-time among girls
389
born since 1980
1990s
peak decade

Brittanny is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 389 have been recorded since 1980.

Brittanny has 389 recorded births among girls since 1980, 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 1980 to 2011.

  • #13,737 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 389 born since 1980
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brittanny ranks #13,737 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 389 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.

#13,737 of 72,339
all-time among girls
389
born since 1980
1990s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Brittanny's 389 recorded births place it above 80.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.

Brittanny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Brittanny splits its recorded history at 1994: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Brittanny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1990)
40
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
01020304050 19801985198919931997200120102011 8

Brittanny by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (187 births, 48% of the file).

1990s was Brittanny's strongest decade.

187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Brittanny births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 187 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Brittanny by state

Where Brittanny concentrates geographically, total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Brittanny
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 6.9%
#2 Texas
5 1.3%
California share of Brittanny's total US births 6.9%
Even split

27 of 389 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brittanny?
Brittanny has been given to 389 babies in the U.S. since 1980, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #13,737 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2011. 40 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
Where does Brittanny sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brittanny ranks #13,737 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Brittanny most popular?
Brittanny was most popular in the 1990s decade with 187 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Brittanny most popular?
The top states for the name Brittanny are California (27 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Brittanny been used?
The SSA has tracked Brittanny since 1980 -- 32 years through the most recent 2011 data.
What names are similar to Brittanny?
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.

What to do with Brittanny's data

  • Brittanny's decade-level peak was the 1990s (187 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Brittannys (27 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Brittanny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1980–2011 (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 Brittanny 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.