Recorded 1979–2006 Girls' name Peak 1989 1,619 births

Brittnay — girls' name

1,619 babies named Brittnay in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s6711990s8512000s92
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Brittnay was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

192 babies were named Brittnay in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brittnay

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,619 babies named Brittnay between 1979 and 2006, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brittnay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 192 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brittnay performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 851 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brittnay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 95 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Brittnay in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brittnay 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 1,619 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.

Brittnay at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

1,619

Since 1979

28 years of records

Peak year

1989

192 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1979

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2006

Brittnay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1979

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1989)
192
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Brittnay by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
851 births that decade — 53% of Brittnay's all-time total
1970s51980s6711990s8512000s92

Brittnay by state

Where Brittnay concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brittnay
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%
California share of Brittnay's total US births 5.9%
Even split

95 of 1,619 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Brittnay appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brittnay?
1,619 babies have been named Brittnay since 1979. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1989 with 192 births.
When was Brittnay most popular?
Brittnay was most popular in the 1990s decade with 851 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Brittnay most popular?
The top states for the name Brittnay are California (95 births), Texas (91 births), Florida (82 births).
How long has the name Brittnay been used?
Brittnay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 28 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Brittnay?
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, 1979–2006 (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.