Girls' name · since 1981

Brittnye

97 babies named Brittnye in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#27,401 of 72,339
all-time among girls
97
born since 1981
1980s
peak decade

Brittnye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 97 recorded since 1981.

Social Security Administration records show Brittnye recorded 97 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1992.

  • #27,401 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 97 born since 1981
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brittnye ranks #27,401 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 97 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.

#27,401 of 72,339
all-time among girls
97
born since 1981
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Brittnye's 97 recorded births place it above 61.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Brittnye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Brittnye splits its recorded history at 1987: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Brittnye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1992

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1989)
24
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
0510152025 19811983198419851986198719881989199019911992 6

Brittnye by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (79 births, 81% of the file).

1980s was Brittnye's strongest decade.

79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.

Brittnye births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 79 births (81% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brittnye?
Brittnye has been given to 97 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #27,401 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1992. 24 babies were born in 1989, its single highest year.
Where does Brittnye sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brittnye ranks #27,401 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Brittnye most popular?
Brittnye was most popular in the 1980s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Brittnye been used?
Records for Brittnye go back to 1981, giving 12 years of history through 1992.
What names are similar to Brittnye?
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.

What to do with Brittnye's data

  • Brittnye's decade-level peak was the 1980s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Brittnye

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Brittnye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1981–1992 (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 Brittnye 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.