Girls' name · since 1985
Brittnei
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 128 babies named Brittnei, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,378 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 128
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
128 girls have been named Brittnei since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brittnei has been recorded 128 times among girls since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1985 to 2000.
- #24,378 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 128 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brittnei ranks #24,378 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 128 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,378 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 128
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brittnei's 128 recorded births place it above 66.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Brittnei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brittnei splits its recorded history at 1991: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brittnei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2000
- Peak year (1990)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2000.
128 total births across 16 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1990 with 18 births in a single year.
Brittnei by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (63 births, 49% of the file).
1990s was Brittnei's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Brittnei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
63 births
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 63 births (49% of all-time use).
Brittnei decade highlights
- Peak decade 63 births
- Runner-up 57 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Brittnei by state
Where Brittnei concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 9.4% |
12 of 128 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 9.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Brittnei's data
- Brittnei's decade-level peak was the 1990s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brittneis (12 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Brittnei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1985–2000 (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 Brittnei 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.
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