Unisex name · since 1986
Brittian
84 babies named Brittian in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,527 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 84
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brittian is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 84 have been recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brittian has been recorded 84 times among boys since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1986 to 2015.
- #18,527 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 84 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brittian ranks #18,527 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 84 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,527 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 84
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brittian's 84 recorded births place it above 59.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brittian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brittian splits its recorded history at 1995: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brittian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2015
- Peak year (1988)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Brittian popularity over time - girls
26 total births recorded since 1982 (Brittian as girls' name)
Brittian by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (44 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Brittian's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Brittian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
44 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 44 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Brittian's data
- Brittian's decade-level peak was the 1990s (44 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brittian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1986–2015 (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 Brittian 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.