Britta
Britta was the 7558th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 868th with 191 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,589 places. More babies were named Britta in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,558 girls, down 3,770 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1986191 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,682babies recorded
Britta popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,558 | 14 |
| 2020 | #3,788 | 38 |
| 2010 | #3,830 | 40 |
| 2000 | #3,281 | 41 |
| 1990 | #1,146 | 150 |
| 1980 | #1,836 | 59 |
| 1970 | #1,785 | 50 |
| 1960 | #2,746 | 20 |
| 1950 | #4,790 | 6 |
| 1940 | #2,982 | 9 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Britta, counting every spelling?
Britta is the most common spelling of a name family that had 14 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 14 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britta | 14 | #7,558 | 122 |
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 Britta?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Britta (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Britta 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 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Britta.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Britta?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Britta are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 26 and 45. That makes Britta 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.
Britta by state
How common Britta was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (19.1×). In 50 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 Britta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Britta, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Britta
How popular is the name Britta?
Britta was the 7558th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 868th with 191 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,589 places. More babies were named Britta in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Britta a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Britta in the US.
Where is Britta most popular?
In 2021–2025, Britta was most common in Minnesota (0.29 per 1,000 girls).