Recorded 1980–2011 Girls' name Peak 1990 389 births

Brittanny — girls' name

389 babies named Brittanny in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1561990s1872000s332010s13
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Brittanny was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

40 babies were named Brittanny in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brittanny

The Social Security Administration has registered 389 babies named Brittanny between 1980 and 2011, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brittanny currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brittanny performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 187 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brittanny shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Brittanny in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brittanny 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 389 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.

Brittanny at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

389

Since 1980

32 years of records

Peak year

1990

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1980

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2011

Brittanny popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1990)
40
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Brittanny by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
187 births that decade — 48% of Brittanny's all-time total
1980s1561990s1872000s332010s13

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?
389 babies have been named Brittanny since 1980. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1990 with 40 births.
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?
Brittanny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 32 years of data through 2011.
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.

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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, 1980–2011 (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.