Girls' name · since 1963
Brittany
Brittany has 360,673 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #102 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #929 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 360,673
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brittany currently ranks #929 among girls' names in America, with 360,673 babies recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brittany has been recorded 360,673 times among girls since 1963, currently ranked #929 nationally and more common than 95% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #102 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #929 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 360,673 born since 1963
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brittany ranks #102 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #929 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 360,673 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.
- #102 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #929 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 360,673
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brittany's 360,673 recorded births place it above 99.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Brittany compares
360,673 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brittany's all-time total is 959x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brittany | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 360,673 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37,792 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brittany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brittany's full recorded timeline at 1994, 29% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 71% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 37,792 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brittany popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 37,792
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Brittany popularity over time - boys
1,078 total births recorded since 1974 (Brittany as boys' name)
Brittany by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (190,826 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Brittany's strongest decade.
190,826 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Brittany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 148
1960s
148 births
- 1970s 3,482
1970s
3,482 births
- 1980s
1980s
140,854 births
- 1990s
1990s
190,826 births
- 2000s 17,569
2000s
17,569 births
- 2010s 5,964
2010s
5,964 births
- 2020s 1,830
2020s
1,830 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 190,826 births (53% of all-time use).
How Brittany 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 Brittany's total volume
Brittany by state
Where Brittany concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29,307 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 27,667 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 20,337 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 20,264 | 5.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 16,874 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 15,510 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 15,480 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 15,226 | 4.2% |
29,307 of 360,673 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Brittany appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brittany's data
- Brittany's decade-level peak was the 1990s (190,826 total births); usage has since declined to 1,830 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brittanys (29,307 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Brittany
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brittany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Brittany 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.