Britney
Britney was the 1571st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 134 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 118th with 2,494 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 290 places. More babies were named Britney in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning from Brittany, the region of France · English, Latin, Celtic
Say it BRIT-nee /ˈbrɪtni/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,571 girls, up 339 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 134girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19892,494 babies
- Total since 1880
- 35,668babies recorded
What does the name Britney mean?
Britney is a spelling of Brittany, a girls' name taken from the region of northwest France. The region name comes through Middle English and French from Latin Britannia, because Britons from Great Britain settled there in the early Middle Ages. Wikipedia notes the name was first used in the US in the early 1970s and peaked in the 1990s; Britney Spears made this spelling famous.
Britannia (Latin, “land of the Britons”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Brittany, Brittney, Brittani, Britt.
See also: English names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Britney', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Brittany', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Brittany (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Nicknames for Britney
The usual nicknames for Britney are Brit.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brit | Traditional | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Britneys go by each one.
Britney popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 83 since 1979.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,571 | 134 |
| 2020 | #1,910 | 100 |
| 2010 | #904 | 289 |
| 2000 | #137 | 2,404 |
| 1990 | #136 | 2,294 |
| 1980 | #845 | 184 |
| 1970 | #5,088 | 10 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Britney, counting every spelling?
Britney is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,264 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,571 for Britney on its own. Together these spellings went to 165 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britney | 134 | #1,571 | 780 |
| Brittney | 25 | #5,122 | 202 |
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 many kids will share the name Britney?
134 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Britney (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Britney born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 63 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Britney.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Britney?
About 34,900 people born in the US named Britney are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 24 and 37. That makes Britney mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Britney by state
How common Britney was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (2.9×), Florida (2.1×), New Jersey (2.0×), New York (1.6×), Virginia (1.6×). In 33 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Britney: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Britney, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Britney · Sibling names for Britney
Questions about the name Britney
What does Britney mean?
Britney means “from Brittany, the region of France” (English, Latin, Celtic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Britney?
Britney was the 1571st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 134 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 118th with 2,494 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 290 places. More babies were named Britney in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Britney a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Britney in the US.
Where is Britney most popular?
In 2021–2025, Britney was most common in Maryland (0.27 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and New Jersey.