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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Brita

Brita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 2363rd; the most babies were born in 1981 (41). More babies were named Brita in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
198141 babies
Total since 1880
1,097babies recorded

Brita popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#11,4249
2000#7,65413
1990#2,85640
1980#2,87631
1970#4,05714
1960#3,10116
1950#4,3627
1940——
1930#4,1016
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Brita, counting every spelling?

Brita is a spelling of Britta, a name family that had 14 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 14 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Britta14#7,558122

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Brita?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Brita are alive today, with a median age of 44; half are between 33 and 55. That makes Brita mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Brita by state

How common Brita was among girls born in each state in 1979–1983, around its peak. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesWA0.08Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesMN0.10Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Brita, girls, 1979–1983. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Brita: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brita, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Brita

How popular is the name Brita?

Brita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 2363rd; the most babies were born in 1981 (41). More babies were named Brita in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Brita a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Brita in the US.

Where was Brita most popular?

In 1979–1983, Brita was most common in Minnesota (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and Michigan.