Girls' name · since 1974
Britteny
Britteny has 1,450 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,828 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,450
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Britteny sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,450 recorded since 1974.
Britteny has 1,450 recorded births among girls since 1974, 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 1974 to 2009.
- #5,828 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,450 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Britteny ranks #5,828 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,450 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,828 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,450
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Britteny's 1,450 recorded births place it above 91.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Britteny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Britteny's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 143, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Britteny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2009
- Peak year (1989)
- 143
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Britteny by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (682 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Britteny's strongest decade.
682 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Britteny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
611 births
- 1990s
1990s
682 births
- 2000s 139
2000s
139 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 682 births (47% of all-time use).
How Britteny 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 Britteny's total volume
Britteny by state
Where Britteny concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| 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% |
96 of 1,450 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Britteny appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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- Britteny's decade-level peak was the 1990s (682 total births); usage has since declined to 139 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brittenys (96 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Britteny: 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 (~35 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, 1974–2009 (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 Britteny 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.