Recorded 1981–1999 Girls' name Peak 1988 213 births

Brittony — girls' name

213 babies named Brittony in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1321990s81
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Brittony was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

26 babies were named Brittony in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brittony

The Social Security Administration has registered 213 babies named Brittony between 1981 and 1999, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brittony currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brittony performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Brittony shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brittony 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 213 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.

Brittony at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

213

Since 1981

19 years of records

Peak year

1988

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1981

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1999

Brittony popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1981

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1988)
26
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
051015202530 1999199519921989198619831981 7

Brittony by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
132 births that decade — 62% of Brittony's all-time total
1980s1321990s81

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brittony?
213 babies have been named Brittony since 1981. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1988 with 26 births.
When was Brittony most popular?
Brittony was most popular in the 1980s decade with 132 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Brittony been used?
Brittony has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 19 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Brittony?
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, 1981–1999 (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.