Recorded 1972–2015 Girls' name Peak 1990 3,585 births

Brittny — girls' name

3,585 babies named Brittny in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1051980s15581990s16722000s2092010s41
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Brittny was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

388 babies were named Brittny in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brittny

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,585 babies named Brittny between 1972 and 2015, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brittny currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 388 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brittny performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,672 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Brittny shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 376 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Brittny in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brittny 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 3,585 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.

Brittny at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

3,585

Since 1972

44 years of records

Peak year

1990

388 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1972

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2015

Brittny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1972

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1990)
388
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Brittny by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,672 births that decade — 47% of Brittny's all-time total
1970s1051980s15581990s16722000s2092010s41

Brittny by state

Where Brittny concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brittny
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
376 10.5%
#2 Texas
353 9.8%
#3 New York
145 4.0%
#4 Ohio
140 3.9%
#5 Florida
135 3.8%
#6 Illinois
123 3.4%
#7 Pennsylvania
90 2.5%
#8 Louisiana
81 2.3%
California share of Brittny's total US births 10.5%
Even split

376 of 3,585 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Brittny appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brittny?
3,585 babies have been named Brittny since 1972. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1990 with 388 births.
When was Brittny most popular?
Brittny was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,672 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Brittny most popular?
The top states for the name Brittny are California (376 births), Texas (353 births), New York (145 births).
How long has the name Brittny been used?
Brittny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 44 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Brittny?
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, 1972–2015 (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.