Girls' name · since 1958
Brittney
Brittney has 82,203 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #436 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,131 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 82,203
- born since 1958
- 1990s
- peak decade
82,203 babies have been named Brittney since 1958, making it today's #5131 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Brittney recorded 82,203 times among girls since 1958, holding rank #5131 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #436 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,131 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 82,203 born since 1958
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brittney ranks #436 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,131 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 82,203 born since 1958, peaking in the 1990s.
- #436 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,131 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 82,203
- born since 1958
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brittney's 82,203 recorded births place it above 99.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Brittney compares
82,203 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brittney's all-time total is 219x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brittney | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 82,203 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7,834 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brittney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brittney's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 24% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 76%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 7,834, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brittney popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 7,834
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Brittney popularity over time - boys
265 total births recorded since 1979 (Brittney as boys' name)
Brittney by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (40,030 births, 49% of the file).
1990s was Brittney's strongest decade.
40,030 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Brittney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s 1,149
1970s
1,149 births
- 1980s
1980s
31,532 births
- 1990s
1990s
40,030 births
- 2000s 7,909
2000s
7,909 births
- 2010s 1,299
2010s
1,299 births
- 2020s 245
2020s
245 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 40,030 births (49% of all-time use).
How Brittney 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 Brittney's total volume
Brittney by state
Where Brittney concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,996 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7,106 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 4,245 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 3,305 | 4.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 3,280 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 3,234 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 3,186 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 2,736 | 3.3% |
8,996 of 82,203 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Brittney appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brittney's data
- Brittney's decade-level peak was the 1990s (40,030 total births); usage has since declined to 245 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brittneys (8,996 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brittney: 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 (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Brittney 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.