Girls' name · since 1979
Brittnay
Brittnay has 1,619 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,423 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,619
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,619 girls have been named Brittnay since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Brittnay has 1,619 recorded births among girls since 1979, 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 1979 to 2006.
- #5,423 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,619 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brittnay ranks #5,423 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,619 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,423 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,619
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brittnay's 1,619 recorded births place it above 92.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Brittnay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brittnay's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 192, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brittnay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2006
- Peak year (1989)
- 192
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Brittnay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (851 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Brittnay's strongest decade.
851 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Brittnay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
671 births
- 1990s
1990s
851 births
- 2000s 92
2000s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 851 births (53% of all-time use).
How Brittnay 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 Brittnay's total volume
Brittnay by state
Where Brittnay concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 95 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 91 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 82 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 59 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 54 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 49 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 44 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 39 | 2.4% |
95 of 1,619 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Brittnay appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brittnay's data
- Brittnay's decade-level peak was the 1990s (851 total births); usage has since declined to 92 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brittnays (95 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 Brittnay: 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 (~27 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, 1979–2006 (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 Brittnay 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.