Recorded 1974–2009 Girls' name Peak 1989 1,450 births

Britteny — girls' name

1,450 babies named Britteny in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s6111990s6822000s139
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Britteny was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

143 babies were named Britteny in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Britteny

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,450 babies named Britteny between 1974 and 2009, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Britteny currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 143 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Britteny performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 682 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Britteny shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 96 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Britteny in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Britteny 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 1,450 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.

Britteny at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

1,450

Since 1974

36 years of records

Peak year

1989

143 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1974

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2009

Britteny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1974

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1989)
143
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Britteny by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
682 births that decade — 47% of Britteny's all-time total
1970s181980s6111990s6822000s139

Britteny by state

Where Britteny concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Britteny
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
96 6.6%
#2 Ohio
68 4.7%
#3 Texas
67 4.6%
#4 Florida
44 3.0%
#5 Michigan
31 2.1%
#6 New York
30 2.1%
#7 Indiana
25 1.7%
#8 Illinois
24 1.7%
California share of Britteny's total US births 6.6%
Even split

96 of 1,450 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Britteny appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Britteny?
1,450 babies have been named Britteny since 1974. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1989 with 143 births.
When was Britteny most popular?
Britteny was most popular in the 1990s decade with 682 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Britteny most popular?
The top states for the name Britteny are California (96 births), Ohio (68 births), Texas (67 births).
How long has the name Britteny been used?
Britteny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 36 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Britteny?
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, 1974–2009 (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.